April 7,2007
For this paddle we hooked up with the Mobile Canoe and Kayak Club. We all met at the Wilcox exit then caravaned to Eglin. It was pretty cool to see a caravan of ten cars with kayaks on top. At this point it was about 40 degrees and the wind was kickin so we were kinda nervous about being on the water but we were game to try anything. When we got to Eglin we unloaded the boats at the creek. The put in was just off the main road down a dirt road. Then we moved most of the vehicles to the take out. This was our first chance to do a one way paddle. When it is just us we have to put in and take out at the same place. Luckily we had our Eglin recreation passes because as we were getting the boats ready someone came by and checked them. We had a total of 16 kayaks in our group which is really big for this small creek.
The creek was narrow and bordered by trees on both sides that blocked the wind. The sun came out and it turned out to be quite comfortable. First we paddled upstream as far as possible then turned around and went back to the put in. We were in the front of the group so we waited at the put in for everyone to catch up, we waited and waited. Finally we found out that someone had capsized. So we finally got underway downstream.. The creek was crystal clear and about 5-10 feet deep. It was beautiful and I saw several big fish swim right by me.
There was one more capsize before we made it to our lunch spot. We finally stopped for lunch at about 2:00. There was a little beach right before Boiling creek hit the Yellow River. We hit the Yellow River after lunch. It was much wider than Boiling Creek and this was the first time the wind was a factor. It was really blowing but then the river turned and we were blocked again.
Over all it was a great paddle. Good weather and a beautiful creek!
For this paddle we hooked up with the Mobile Canoe and Kayak Club. We all met at the Wilcox exit then caravaned to Eglin. It was pretty cool to see a caravan of ten cars with kayaks on top. At this point it was about 40 degrees and the wind was kickin so we were kinda nervous about being on the water but we were game to try anything. When we got to Eglin we unloaded the boats at the creek. The put in was just off the main road down a dirt road. Then we moved most of the vehicles to the take out. This was our first chance to do a one way paddle. When it is just us we have to put in and take out at the same place. Luckily we had our Eglin recreation passes because as we were getting the boats ready someone came by and checked them. We had a total of 16 kayaks in our group which is really big for this small creek.
The creek was narrow and bordered by trees on both sides that blocked the wind. The sun came out and it turned out to be quite comfortable. First we paddled upstream as far as possible then turned around and went back to the put in. We were in the front of the group so we waited at the put in for everyone to catch up, we waited and waited. Finally we found out that someone had capsized. So we finally got underway downstream.. The creek was crystal clear and about 5-10 feet deep. It was beautiful and I saw several big fish swim right by me.
There was one more capsize before we made it to our lunch spot. We finally stopped for lunch at about 2:00. There was a little beach right before Boiling creek hit the Yellow River. We hit the Yellow River after lunch. It was much wider than Boiling Creek and this was the first time the wind was a factor. It was really blowing but then the river turned and we were blocked again.
Over all it was a great paddle. Good weather and a beautiful creek!
