Fall and Winter Wetlands Touring Schedule (UPDATED 11/16)
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:10 pm
Fall and Winter Wetlands Touring
Sorry this has taken so long for me to get going this year but here at last is the schedule of trips. It has been extremely dry so we may be paddling less through the trees and more in the channel this year. This will make for good wildlife viewing, however!
I will post separately for each trip. Check often; dates and locations are subject to change. I am also looking at one or two overnight trips this year.
November 6th Robe Bayou
November 14th H Lake
November 21st Cache River/ Rex Hancock Black Swamp (Cancelled due to low water and Limited access Permit Hunt)
November 27th and 28th Felsenthal (camp in refuge)
December 5th DeView if possible, if not Wattensaw
December 11th Wattensaw or DeView
January 1st Little Maumelle “ Red Hot Cider New Years Float”
Note: Robe Bayou replaced the Wattensaw float which is now on the date previously reserved for Bayou DeView. DeView is far to dry now anyway. If we get rain I will squeeze in an additional trip to DeView. It is really too beautiful to miss. I really hope it rains!
11/16 UPDATE: I’ve cancelled the Nov 21 float; during a “scouting” trip on 11/13, Cowper and I discovered the Cache refuge will be CLOSED that date to all users except holders of a special permit for deer hunting. We also found that only pools of water remain, there is not enough for any “through” floats from one point to another. Stay tuned for additional updates; I’m studying some of the hunting regulations, and will adjust times and dates if needed to minimize the potential for conflicts with hunters.
Sorry this has taken so long for me to get going this year but here at last is the schedule of trips. It has been extremely dry so we may be paddling less through the trees and more in the channel this year. This will make for good wildlife viewing, however!
I will post separately for each trip. Check often; dates and locations are subject to change. I am also looking at one or two overnight trips this year.
November 6th Robe Bayou
November 14th H Lake
November 21st Cache River/ Rex Hancock Black Swamp (Cancelled due to low water and Limited access Permit Hunt)
November 27th and 28th Felsenthal (camp in refuge)
December 5th DeView if possible, if not Wattensaw
December 11th Wattensaw or DeView
January 1st Little Maumelle “ Red Hot Cider New Years Float”
Note: Robe Bayou replaced the Wattensaw float which is now on the date previously reserved for Bayou DeView. DeView is far to dry now anyway. If we get rain I will squeeze in an additional trip to DeView. It is really too beautiful to miss. I really hope it rains!
11/16 UPDATE: I’ve cancelled the Nov 21 float; during a “scouting” trip on 11/13, Cowper and I discovered the Cache refuge will be CLOSED that date to all users except holders of a special permit for deer hunting. We also found that only pools of water remain, there is not enough for any “through” floats from one point to another. Stay tuned for additional updates; I’m studying some of the hunting regulations, and will adjust times and dates if needed to minimize the potential for conflicts with hunters.
