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Sunday, August 24, 2003
Paddled down Bayou Courtableau yesterday, outside the Basin. From Washington, a little town north of Ville Platte to Port Barre. It was hot. The river was smelly, for parts of it, at least. We went on the trip to recon the river for the Bayou Teche Canoe Trail and to prepare for the September river cleanup by marking all the half-sunken appliances and trash piles. We only saw four or five fridges, a handful of other appliances and a few trash piles. Not too bad. The landing in Washington was pretty bare-bones and not well maintained, but it was clean. I think with part of the trail money we should see if we can do some plantings around these landings, something that maintains itself but still looks nice. The river was mid-level scenic, but not bad. Saw a few small gators, a kingfisher and a heron. It took us about five hours to make the trip. It was shady much of the way. The Port Barre boat ramp was also pretty bare, but clean. Port Barre's ramp is in the heart of town, while the Washington ramp is on the outskirts. Next week I've got to do the Teche from Port Barre to Arnaudville, to get ready for the cleanup. I've also got to recon the route from Myette Point, down near Franklin, up through Blue Point Chute and Duck Lake to Morgan City for October's trip. (We're planning a two-weekend voyage through the Basin from north to south. Food, music and camping. Lots of fun, if everything works out. Mutiny if it doesn't.) We're also planning a "Haunted Swamp Tour" with McGee's Landing for Halloween, for a fun fundraiser.
James 5:02 PM [+]
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