Trip Report: Escatawpa River
Escatawpa River
Saturday, October 25, 2003
by Brint Adams - brint.adams@us.army.mil
Linda & I arrived in Wilmer a little early, so we went west one mile to left on Natchez Hwy and traveled 7 mi. to the Hwy. 612 bridge take-out point and left our shuttle vehicle. We returned to Wilmer, met David there and traveled west 5 mi. to the Escatawpa Campground on the left. While putting in our canoe and kayak, Randy showed up after taking the scenic route north around Wilmer for several miles. We took off at 10:00 AM under near perfect conditions with partly cloudy skies, a light breeze and 72 degrees. The river level was low, but very clear. The only remarkable sight before we stopped for lunch was intruding on the nesting area of a large group of about 15 Black Vultures. If we didn't know better, we might have thought there was a dead body around somewhere, as they circled high above us, until we were well past there habitat. We stopped for lunch on one of the many beautiful white sand beaches on every turn of the river. The sand was every bit as nice as sitting out along the Gulf Shores coast. David caught and turned loose a couple of fish during our stop. The total paddle time took approx. 2 hours, as we arrived at the take-out beach just past the Hwy. 612 bridge on the right.
Saturday, October 25, 2003
by Brint Adams - brint.adams@us.army.mil
Linda & I arrived in Wilmer a little early, so we went west one mile to left on Natchez Hwy and traveled 7 mi. to the Hwy. 612 bridge take-out point and left our shuttle vehicle. We returned to Wilmer, met David there and traveled west 5 mi. to the Escatawpa Campground on the left. While putting in our canoe and kayak, Randy showed up after taking the scenic route north around Wilmer for several miles. We took off at 10:00 AM under near perfect conditions with partly cloudy skies, a light breeze and 72 degrees. The river level was low, but very clear. The only remarkable sight before we stopped for lunch was intruding on the nesting area of a large group of about 15 Black Vultures. If we didn't know better, we might have thought there was a dead body around somewhere, as they circled high above us, until we were well past there habitat. We stopped for lunch on one of the many beautiful white sand beaches on every turn of the river. The sand was every bit as nice as sitting out along the Gulf Shores coast. David caught and turned loose a couple of fish during our stop. The total paddle time took approx. 2 hours, as we arrived at the take-out beach just past the Hwy. 612 bridge on the right.
posted by brint @ 9:05 PM
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