Taylor Slough/Nine Mile

[yakmaster]

Here's a clean track of the Taylor Slough and Nine Mile Pond.

Now we know where to go! (only one deviation where I went through the wall instead of going around with the rest of you...

Thanks to Terry & the whole crew. Great time, long to be remembered!

[yakmaster]

Kim

I've been using them for years. When I first got them I was scared that they were real delicate. I even made myself a pushpole so I wouldn't have to use the paddles.

Years later I abandoned the pushpole, I use the paddles for everything and the only ding I got was in the spoonbill pass trip I hurt one a bit, but that was because I used it like a machete on a mangrove root out of frustration trying to get out of a jam.

And even that wasn't fatal, just a visible nick.

Now that you said what you said and I said what I said, I'm probably jinxed...hopefully I won't crack a paddle this weekend leisurely paddling down fisheating creek! 

[vivian]

I had 2 ZRE carbon paddles on the trip and used one and loaned another one to Rob who will probably end up buying one for himself.  I also had an aluminum Cannon canoe paddle to help with poling in some areas.  In all the years I have had the carbon paddles I have never broken one. I push off oyster reefs, assorted bottom stuff and not even a nick.  They are Everglades approved.

[Flex Kayakfari.com]

Ok, make it so, because Jim is about to catch up to you!

yakmaster said:

You got me with the wrong hat!

I'm much faster with the other one!

BTW, looking at that picture for a while REALLY messes with your head!

[Flex Kayakfari.com]

Hey Charlie, stay out of the passing lane, will ya!

T''was Halloween on the slough!

[Flex Kayakfari.com]

Click any pic for story!

Just when you thought it was safe for Thanksgiving ..

it’s time for

Halloween on the Taylor Slough!

Finish before dark on Halloween ? A ha ha ha ha .. ha!

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/2015/11/20/taylor-slough-2015-invit...

Enjoy and thanks again for putting this on Terry!

[Amazon Bill]

My arms upper body was burning pretty good that day. The store clerk in Florida City looked at me real strange in my muddy clothes when I asked for eight Advil. I heard Terry talking about a midnight full moon trip through Nine Mile pond Would be good trip. ...or some modification of that idea... I am developing early Go Pro editing skills and will post the movie in few weeks. I really enjoyed the trip.

[Terry Heaps]

What a beastly crew, nice work y'all....awesome way to spend Halloween!  What was the original purpose of the "wall"?