Bayou Lafourch Kayak Trip - Donaldsonville to Fourchon
Going to paddle Bayou Lafourche from Donaldsonville to Fourchon later this July (106 miles in 4-5 days). If you know anyone along this route that wouldn't mind lending a yard for a campsite, please let me know. All I know as of now is that I'll stop at my parents' place in Cut Off. Overnight stops will probably include Napoleonville, Thibodaux, Lockport, Cut Off, and some place below Golden Meadow. Also, if anyone would like to join in the fun, send me a message. You can do a leg or the whole thing with me. The more the merrier!!

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Circumnavigation of Lake Pontchartrain in a Canoe/Kayak
My friend Dane and I are planning to, at the very least, cross Lake Pontchartrain along the 24 mile Causeway Bridge [orange line on map below]. We have already completed a test run along the Hwy. 11 bridge [green line on map below]. The trip was 10 miles round trip (5 there and 5 back) and was completed in 4 hours. The trip went very smoothly aside from me baking my camera in the sun. My main goal is to completely circumnavigate Pontchartrain (approx. 136 miles) in what would probably be a 5-6 day rowing/camping trip.

[click for full image] Causeway in orange / Hwy 11 in green / mile markers posted in red

Slices of America Kayak Tour of the Louisiana Barrier Islands - Postponed due to BP Disaster
Some time in the future, I hope to successfully complete a 130 mile kayak tour of the Louisiana barrier islands, from Terrebone to the mouth of the Mississippi. The costs for such a voyage are beyond my reach, so I will be fundraising to reach my goal. Gear needed includes: kayak, portable desalination, satellite phone (probably rental), food, and a weather station or VHF radio. A date for this trip has not been scheduled.
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(2) Paddling from Lafitte to Larose, LA Completed on 3/27/10
My first long trip in a kayak (about 23 miles).