August Exploration of Sweetwater Slough Southwest from Loop Road?

Discussion forming of a 3-4 day kayak paddle/drag SW from loop road (bend) of Sweetwater Slough/Creek.

Yes, I've heard it "peters out" SW of loop road. Maps and aerials pre 1940 show sweetwater creek/river ran up to and beyond Loop Road. I wonder if we set out and did some portaging, how far we could get?

Thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by vivian on August 11, 2014 at 9:11am

Excellent report and glad you were able to do so much with the limited time and high mileage you had to paddle to get to the area. I wonder in what year that chickee will be repaired. It was out last season and from the looks of it might not be available for this season :-(

A lot of those creeks are impassable due to mangrove wall blocking them. I do not think it is possible to cut through without park permission?

Jungle bay with that water flow looks very promising from satellite view.

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Permalink Reply by yakmaster on August 11, 2014 at 10:01am

Damn sawfish...

NEPA says, you can't put a piling in sawfish habitat, without a full NEPA assessment, hence the delays in Sweetwater & the on the platform crapper at Oyster.

The existing structures can't take the weight without additional pilings and putting in the pilings means paperwork & hearings...

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Permalink Reply by vivian on August 11, 2014 at 11:59am

WHAT! AUGH! Makes a person feel like screaming! Let's not plan on Sweetwater for another 5 years :-( The crapper platform at Oyster could be remedied if they required permitted campers to carry WAG bags with them if they intend to spend the night at that chickee.