wanderings and ponderings…
Adventures with Huckleberry, my blue Liquid Logic XP9 kayak.
South Holston Lake Paddle Trip 4.21 miles 1:27 paddling time 2:37 total elapsed time 43° F low/57° F high Sunny with 5 mph winds 1 geocache found paddle 1 geocache visited (previously found) My geocaching and paddling friend porknbeans (Jane) had seen on social media recent photos of Cliff Island at South Holston Lake, showing …
Watauga River 4.76 miles 2:32 duration 1 geocache hidden 1 wedding Have you ever heard of wedding crashers? On Sunday, friends and I decided to be wedding SPLASHERS! Our friends LakeBum (Rob) and Karaboo (Kara) were getting married at the Watauga Riverbend Retreat. Since this was to be a small, family-only ceremony, Porknbeans (Jane) and …
South Holston River 14.75 miles 4:24 duration 3 geocaches found It had been seven weeks since I last paddled Huck. Far too long! I had talked with Porknbeans (Jane) earlier in the week about rectifying that this weekend. Then, LakeBum (Rob) also asked if I wanted to paddle the Watauga River with him, Richard and …
Watauga River 9.08 miles 4:21 duration LakeBum (Rob) texted me on Friday to ask if I wanted to paddle on the Watauga River on Saturday. I told him I would love to, but needed to be home by 3:00. Deban and I had plans to meet friends in Abingdon that night for dinner and to …
North Toe River, NC 3.89 miles 2:27 duration 4 geocaches found before 5 geocaches found after (1 multi cache, 1 virtual, 1 FTF) 1 DNF (did not find) This day filled with adventure took us to a river I've never paddled, the North Toe River in western North Carolina. LakeBum (Rob) picked me up at …
Clinch River - Burton's Ford to Miller's Yard 9.09 miles 5:32 duration 3 geocaches found on the river 3 geocaches found before and after the river 1 geocache hidden When my geopal LakeBum (Rob) invited me to join in on a paddle trip on the Clinch River, I jumped at the chance, despite the fact …
Boone Pond 6.29 miles 5:00 duration 8 geocaches found - 2 FTFs Cache maintenance on 1 geocache After a great day on moving water the day before, porknbeans (Jane) and I decided to extend the fun another day. When discussing what we might want to do, LakeBum (Rob) reminded us that there were still a …
Watauga River 6.97 miles 4:56 duration 1 geocache replaced 1 geocache hidden I met up with LakeBum (Rob), porknbeans (Jane), Coach_L42 (Thomas), Beauxeault (Jeff) and skyguy777 (Britt) to paddle the Watauga River. Poor Rob was the only canoeist, while the rest of us were paddling kayaks. We were a colorful bunch with red, blue, green, …
Watauga River 6.09 miles 2:38 duration My friend Berta organized our first paddling adventure of the year on moving water. I had kayaked on flat water three times this spring, but was happy to finally take Huck on our favorite river, the Watauga. Several in our group had other obligations later in the day, so …
South Holston Lake 4.6 miles 3:24 duration 8 caches found (4 during paddle, 2 before and 2 after) 3 DNFs (did not find) The weather forecast for this May Saturday was perfect for some time on the water, so I contacted geocaching pal porknbeans (Jane) to see if she was interested in paddling. We came …