yakjak
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Post by yakjak on Dec 17, 2008 16:05:02 GMT -5
Ive paddled the buffalo ,harapeth, and red river now i want to do a early spring run on the duck....say around a 15miler ...where should i putin... takeout ? any suggestions... happy holidays paddlers see ya in the spring
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Post by yakjak on Jul 9, 2008 6:23:49 GMT -5
i think it was about 11/2 hrs between the two rivers ...
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Post by yakjak on Jul 2, 2008 6:21:25 GMT -5
I have both and i prefer to paddle the canoe (argosy solo) because i like the open thingypit.. im newer to the canoe and actually paddle the yak with more skill ( c.d. kestral )not that im very skilled in either boat.. and i agree with your assessment of wind being alot more of a problem in the canoe.. if i were on a unfamiler river that i knew had class 2 water i would opt for the skirted yak .. but most of the time id rather canoe..
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Post by yakjak on Jun 30, 2008 6:59:55 GMT -5
i paddled both rivers in one day last wed. and had a good time.. the people at the rd river canoe livery said it was a 12.5 mile trip but i feel the trip was probably under 10 river miles.the put in at the harpeth narrows was difficult but the 5mile mile loop was scenic and enjoyable. there were not many on either river that day as it was a hot and humid day.. i was planning on camping and going to the duck river on thursday but because of the heat and the fact that i had not got caught up on the chores,i chose to return home wed evening instead...the water levels were a lil low but i didnt scrape bottom much or had to get out and walk.i was disappointed that i didnt charge my camera batteries and my spares were dead as well so i missed a few good foto opps..ive picked out a coupla more floats id like to do in tenn. next trip but will save that for a later posting..
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Post by yakjak on Jun 18, 2008 14:25:13 GMT -5
next wensday and thursday i will be paddling the red river and harpeth... i will use a livery for a shuttle on the red but was thinking of just doing the narrows on the harpeth allthough i was not ruling out a livery trip there as well.. i havent been on either river and would welcome any suggestions on what are must see places in the area / where the best place to camp / and so forth... i will be bringing my argosy canoe ...
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Post by yakjak on Jun 10, 2008 14:58:11 GMT -5
that sounds like its going to be a great trip.. how has the weather been down that way ? here in south indiana the rain has been perfect but a lil further north got walloped last weekend.. have you guys had enough rain ?
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Post by yakjak on Jun 9, 2008 11:14:57 GMT -5
i cant answer your question but hell at least you can get a reply witch is very iffy over here...im planning on paddling the last week of june on the red river , harapeth , and the duck..imight possibly go on to the buffalo but i will have probably had my fill by then..june 23 24 and 25 is tentative date
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Post by yakjak on Apr 15, 2008 7:05:28 GMT -5
It was BUFFALO CANOEING OF HOWENWALD. I was wrong about them not having a web site . its boffalocanoeing.com i think...the lady was very nice . her husband was in the hospital in nashville and im sure she didnt want to mess with a single shuttle but she did... the campground was on the river. not very large but ok nontheless..I enjoyed my day on the river the saturday before thanksgiving.. my regards....jack
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Post by yakjak on Apr 2, 2008 9:19:28 GMT -5
ok we have a river /the harpeth/ now we need a good base camp/ shuttle routes/ and a weekend... im liking early may .but with the traffic this post is getting mabe august would be better ...lol...
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Post by yakjak on Mar 25, 2008 13:42:53 GMT -5
On the harpeth ,duck ,or buffalo/// i was wondering if there would be any interested couples , individules,whatever to get a weekend float together ...when ? what river? doesnt matter to me .. im not local so some one local to figure out where to camp and what sections to float might be of help... canoe solo ,tandem , kayak, whatever what do you all think?
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Post by yakjak on Nov 19, 2007 14:03:25 GMT -5
i just took a day trip on the buffalo" middle south" i dont know about renting a canoe in december but you can certanily go for 3 or more days.. it was my first day trip on the river , the water was a tad low but not to bad really . 11 mile jaunt put in s.r. 99 bridge below howenwald..im sure there are others that can be of more help on the buffalo and other tenn. rivers that would meet your needs
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Post by yakjak on Nov 13, 2007 7:42:10 GMT -5
Can you find somone to shuttle this time of year on the weekend?..i wanted to camp and paddle this weekend but all the liveries with web sites seem to be closed for the winter. there was one in harapeth {might of spelt that rong) that just listed a phone # id thought id call this afternoon.. .. i havent got to paddle in tenn. this year and was hoping this might be the weekend
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