Table of Contents
July 6, 2006 General Meeting Minutes
2nd Quarter Pool Session Report
Trip Reports
Marilyn Kircus: Lake Charlotte
Justin Ceterski: Pedernales River
Jared Davidson: Week of Rivers 2006
Christy Long: Week of Rivers 2006
by Christy Long
CR226 Boat
Ramp to Oyster Creek Municipal Park
Sunday, August 20, 2006
5.6 miles
Natalie Wiest Trip Coordinator
It was warm and sunny that morning, so who would have guessed there was a big water hole at the bottom of that tall grass. Around 8:40 am we buried the front of the car to just below its axle. Well, at least we did not have to worry about it getting stolen while we paddled. This is the second flat water paddle, this year, that cars have gotten stuck.
We ran shuttle, without the little car, and launched around 9:30 am . We had a real hodge-podge of boats and boaters. Two tandem canoes, one sole canoe, 4 solo kayaks. The group included Natalie Wiest, Wayne and Shelby Wynne, Mary Z., Paul Woodcock, Marilyn Kircus, Christy Long, Cecilia Gill, Lonnie Gill, and Morgan Gill.
The creek was wide with big trees along the banks that offered relief from the sun and it is clean in this area with only a small amount of trash items. Although the undeveloped land was inviting to explore, the property is private so was admired from the water. We saw lots of birds but only one person. He was in a small motor boat and went past us but never returned.
The trip was over in just under three hours. Natalie ran a great trip, introducing eight of the participants to a new run. After we hauled our boats and equipment to the cars, we sat under the pavilion and ate our lunch. After lunch all of us, except Natalie, went to see about getting the little car unstuck. As with the first instance of a flat water paddle and a stuck vehicle, a woman in a Jeep pulled out the stuck car.
Thanks to Mary Z for going to the hardware store and getting the strap that Cecilia needed to pull the little car from the soggy hole and thanks to Cecilia for pulling the little car out of the hole.