Saturday, May 2, 2009

San Marcos River - Zedler Mill Paddling Trail


The used Dagger Legend 15 was purchased in The Woodlands on Friday. After spending the night at the Francis Farm near Kingsbury, it was taken on its maiden voyage (at least for me) by Nelson and me on Saturday. Our route was the Paddling Trail on the San Marcos River, a 6-mile trip from Highway 90 to the Zedler Mill Park in Luling. The river flow was a paltry 85 cfs, about a fourth of normal for that time of year. And although we were handily passed by a racing canoe about a mile from the end (the only other boat we saw on the river), we made the trip in a little under two hours.

Nelson appeared to have a good time.











The smaller turtle dove for cover, ...












... while the larger one stayed a little longer.












Me and my dorky hat.




Typical view along the river. Lots of sweepers and strainers.

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