Saturday, December 8, 2012

Saturday Paddlers - Guadalupe River



The section of the Upper Guadalupe River from Comfort to James Kiehl Park is a nice low-water run.  For that we can be thankful, as the river flow was only 52 cfs when the Saturday Paddlers ventured onto this stretch of the river.  And the fall colors more than made up for the low water.

















 Rick, Susan, Sally, and Don line up at the put-in.

















 Larry maneuvers under a fallen tree.


 The bald cypress showing off their fall colors.


















Reiko, Miguel, Nancy, Larry, Robert, and Joline engaged in a "mine is longer than yours" contest.














Say what?          




An abandoned ice chest and Reiko both display good form at the final drop at ledge rapids.














Susan using the Force.












Did I say this was a paddling trip?











Miguel returned for more.



















Susan makes a clean run through the rocky narrows.


The river widened and became even shallower as we paddled the two-mile loop between Seidensticker Crossing and the take-out at James Kiehl River Bend Park.
















 
A short distance up the hill from the road crossing next to the park is an old cemetery.  A sign notes that three Civil War veterans are buried there.  I'll let you guess for which side they fought.  It is safe to say that they were not among the thirty-four conscientious objectors to the Confederate draft who were killed (some executed after being taken prisoner) at the 1862 Nueces massacre, and who are now honored by the Treue der Union Monument erected in 1866 in Comfort.



























A Hill Country take on the Christmas tree.  Perhaps it sprouts these decorations only once every hundred years.







Robert, Susan, Rick, Joline, and I enjoyed a "snack" at the Waring General Store.  It is across the street from the Waring Country Store, and there apparently is a feud brewing between the two.  We have patronized both places and haven't taken sides.

Note:  For all 39 photos from this outing, click here and then click on "Slideshow."
 

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