Book - Paddling around Nashville

[tww38242]

I want to highly recommend this book -

Paddling around Nashville- 37 Kayaking & Canoeing Trips in Middle Tennessee by Patty Shultz

I got my copy of the book from Amazon for about $20 including shipping.

I like it as well or better than Holly Sherwin's Canoeing in Tennessee. It is laid out close to the same way but the Nashville book is a little better.

The best part is it has several creeks I haven't heard of and it also lays out several different trips on the same rivers.

For example a partial list of creeks and rivers -
2 trips on the West Fork Stones River
2 trips on the East Fork Stones River
7 trips on the Harpeth
2 trips on the Duck
3 trips on the Piney River
2 trips on Jones Creek
3 trips on Big Swan Creek
2 trips on Cane Creek

Also has trips on J Percy Priest and Old Hickory Lakes.

The Jones Creek looks very interesting to me, it is close to D ickson (language filter had thingyson lol) and Ashland City (which isn't a bad trip for me) and is a tributary to the Harpeth which could make for a good extended trip to do some canoe camping.

Anybody here ever paddled Jones Creek ?

Terry

[DGF]

I have not paddled Jones CK. But do drive by it regular, Its not far from the house. It is about half the size of the Harpeth and if you don't get on it in early spring or after a good rain you can count on a lot of walking it is very shallow and narrow with very few deep holes.

I agree Patty's book is a excellent book and I have paddled a couple of the places she recommends and found things to be just as she described.
Dennis

[woodenpaddle]

I just ordered this book from the library and I am looking forward to reading it.