Southeastern backpacking, camping, climbing, hiking and snowboarding.
Posted in Paddling on Nov 22nd, 2009
A couple of months ago I took my father on his first official kayaking trip. I wanted to do a shorter trip and stick as close to home as possible so I figured we’d give the Etowah River a try. I assumed it wouldn’t be the best leg of the river being so close into [...]
Nearest Town: Ellijay, Ga
Directions: North on 575/5 to Ellijay. From Ellijay go west on Georgia Highway 52 for apprx. 7 miles and take a right on Gates Chapel RD.
Follow this until paved road ends (past Bear Creek) and take a right on gravel road.
Follow Signs for Conasauga for 10 Miles
As we have said in a [...]
Posted in Camping, Events in the Southeast, Paddling on Sep 21st, 2009
A few weeks ago we paddled down about 23 miles of the Toccoa River in North Georgia. It was a little challenging to navigate the low levels. When we went I think the levels were around the 230-280 cfs range so there was plenty of bottom scrubbing going on in certain areas but [...]
Posted in Paddling on Aug 11th, 2009
My brother-in-law and I couldn’t wait until it was completely full to get out on the Hickory Log Creek Reservoir so this last spring we loaded up the kayak, looked for a spot (which was more difficult than anticipated) and put-in for our first official outing on Canton’s newest body of water. We spent a [...]
Nearest Town: Robbinsville, NC
Directions: From Murphy, NC take Hwy 74 to Topton. Take Left onto Hwy 129 and follow through Robbinsville. Take Left onto Joyce Kilmer Rd/Santeetlah Dam Rd, take right onto Joyce Kilmer Rd and follow for roughly 5 miles. Camp in designated areas.
Fee: Free
Site Amenities: Table, lantern post, fire ring
We usually camp at [...]
Nearest Town: Port St. Joe, FL
Directions: From Port St. Joe, take FL 30 E to FL 30 C, take right onto Cape San Blas Rd (FL98) and follow to the entrance at the end.
No of sites: 119
Camping Fee: $20 per night
Site Amenities: Fire ring, lantern post, picnic table
Campground Amenities: beach, showers, playground, boat launch,picnic area, [...]
So, if you’re like me, you’re already over the too cold temps with no snow, & no outdoor activity. I can’t wait ’til it warms up again and we can take advantage of the natural resources we have in the south.
I’ve been thinking about this little rafting trip we took to the Hiwassee river in [...]
Posted in Camping, Paddling, Uncategorized on Jan 19th, 2008
We had so much fun tubing with the kids that we decided to buy some little 2 person Coleman rafts and started bringing them with us camping on one of our 4-1/2 day trips up to Joyce Kilmer. Our favorite site was open so we took that. It’s perfect because you are in total privacy [...]
I realize its a bit difficult to think about today since it just snowed last night but store this one in your To Do List for spring-summer.This is actually a good little activity you can do in many places in the southeast while camping.
Think back to the hottest day you have ever lived through. ( [...]
Posted in Outdoor Gear, Paddling on Dec 23rd, 2007
We headed back up to the Ocoee River recently but I forgot my camera so I have included a couple from a previous trip. The Ocoee was the site of the 1996 Summer Olympic Canoe/Kayaking Slalom Course. I actually enjoyed it even more in many ways before the Olympic team got their hands on it [...]
