Bay Minette Creek
Tuesday, January 3, 2006 brint.adams@us.army.mil
Brad and Misha came in for a few days of extended holiday vacation, so we took advantage of the great weather and headed for the water. By the time we got everyone organized and loaded up, we arrived at the upper end of Bay Minette at the Bromley Bridge and put in at 2:45 PM. The temperature was a very nice 67 degrees under sunny skies and no wind.
Brad paddled the plastic Perception Eclipse, while Misha, Linda and I took the Mohawk canoe. Although at a fairly leisurely pace, we didn't stop, so made pretty good time as we would our way downstream for about two miles. The water level was at low tide, but we had no trouble paddling and actually found a small tributary at about the two-mile mark I had not noticed before. We took it in about 300-400 meters before having to back up a little before finding a wide enough spot to turn around and come back out.
We saw osprey, great blue heron, snowy egret, kingfisher and wood duck along the way as well as a couple of stands of pitcher plants. Since I usually paddle this area at an all-out fast pace, I had noticed the pitchers before either. We will have to keep up with them as they bloom in the next couple of months. All in all, it was a very relaxing and fun paddle for everyone, as this was Brad and Misha's first paddle trip down Bay Minette Creek. We ended up going 4.25 mi. in about 1:20, and were off of the water by 4:30 PM, as the sun started to drop behind the bluffs. It was then off to Felix's Fish Camp for some great food and comaraderie.
Brad and Misha came in for a few days of extended holiday vacation, so we took advantage of the great weather and headed for the water. By the time we got everyone organized and loaded up, we arrived at the upper end of Bay Minette at the Bromley Bridge and put in at 2:45 PM. The temperature was a very nice 67 degrees under sunny skies and no wind.
Brad paddled the plastic Perception Eclipse, while Misha, Linda and I took the Mohawk canoe. Although at a fairly leisurely pace, we didn't stop, so made pretty good time as we would our way downstream for about two miles. The water level was at low tide, but we had no trouble paddling and actually found a small tributary at about the two-mile mark I had not noticed before. We took it in about 300-400 meters before having to back up a little before finding a wide enough spot to turn around and come back out.
We saw osprey, great blue heron, snowy egret, kingfisher and wood duck along the way as well as a couple of stands of pitcher plants. Since I usually paddle this area at an all-out fast pace, I had noticed the pitchers before either. We will have to keep up with them as they bloom in the next couple of months. All in all, it was a very relaxing and fun paddle for everyone, as this was Brad and Misha's first paddle trip down Bay Minette Creek. We ended up going 4.25 mi. in about 1:20, and were off of the water by 4:30 PM, as the sun started to drop behind the bluffs. It was then off to Felix's Fish Camp for some great food and comaraderie.
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