Friday, June 11, 2004
More on three day paddle with Paul Ferguson, June 12, 13 and 14, 2004
Because of the length of these trips we will not be stopping to pick up trash. If we did we would never reach our destinaton.
On Saturday, on Pettiford Creek we know there will be practically zero trash as we and Sally Steele and her group have been keeping it clean. In fact, we can mark off Pettiford Creek for Big Sweep as being one Creek that does not have to be visited.
Also, if for any reason, anyone on this paddle wants to cut the trip short all they have to do is to turn around and paddle back to the put-in. The lenght of this trip is estimated to be under ten miles and this depends on how many side channels we choose to explore. We have emergency exits to dirt roads in Croatan National Forest one side and to the recently acquired public land on the other in the upper reaches of this creek.
On Sunday, on the White Oak, we will take note of any trash we see so we may get it later on another trip. We hope to have lunch at the half way mark, being a sandy beach below a high bluff all of which is part of Croatan National Forest seperated from the main forest and not accessible by land by vehicles. We call it Eagles Nest Beach as there usually is a bald eagle soaring overhead. We will clean up this beach if we encounter any trash here at lunch time.
On this trip there is no public access anywhere along the river on either side. In case of emergency we have several private access points we can use. Also, if someone wants to shorten the trip we can suggest several places they can leave their car thanks to the kindnes of private owners.
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(The public access along Stella Road will be gone shortly when the new bridge is constructed. It is no less than a crime that this age old access is going to be destroyed leaving us with no free public access from Long Point on down on either side of The White Oak River. If you fishernmen and canoers and kayakers are as concerned as we are about this, I hope you will make your voice be heard where it counts to save this natural access with the old road being an excellent parking area already in place!).
On Monday, on the Hammocks Island Beach trip, the only way to cut it short is to turn aound and go back the way we came on the first, one third leg, of the trip and leave off the circle to the eastern tip of the island and back.
Come and join us on any part or all of these trips. Elmer
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Elmer, The White Oak River Trashman
Stewards of the White Oak River Basin
Please visit: www.whiteoakstewards.org Cell pone 910-389-4588
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On Saturday, on Pettiford Creek we know there will be practically zero trash as we and Sally Steele and her group have been keeping it clean. In fact, we can mark off Pettiford Creek for Big Sweep as being one Creek that does not have to be visited.
Also, if for any reason, anyone on this paddle wants to cut the trip short all they have to do is to turn around and paddle back to the put-in. The lenght of this trip is estimated to be under ten miles and this depends on how many side channels we choose to explore. We have emergency exits to dirt roads in Croatan National Forest one side and to the recently acquired public land on the other in the upper reaches of this creek.
On Sunday, on the White Oak, we will take note of any trash we see so we may get it later on another trip. We hope to have lunch at the half way mark, being a sandy beach below a high bluff all of which is part of Croatan National Forest seperated from the main forest and not accessible by land by vehicles. We call it Eagles Nest Beach as there usually is a bald eagle soaring overhead. We will clean up this beach if we encounter any trash here at lunch time.
On this trip there is no public access anywhere along the river on either side. In case of emergency we have several private access points we can use. Also, if someone wants to shorten the trip we can suggest several places they can leave their car thanks to the kindnes of private owners.
.
(The public access along Stella Road will be gone shortly when the new bridge is constructed. It is no less than a crime that this age old access is going to be destroyed leaving us with no free public access from Long Point on down on either side of The White Oak River. If you fishernmen and canoers and kayakers are as concerned as we are about this, I hope you will make your voice be heard where it counts to save this natural access with the old road being an excellent parking area already in place!).
On Monday, on the Hammocks Island Beach trip, the only way to cut it short is to turn aound and go back the way we came on the first, one third leg, of the trip and leave off the circle to the eastern tip of the island and back.
Come and join us on any part or all of these trips. Elmer
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Elmer, The White Oak River Trashman
Stewards of the White Oak River Basin
Please visit: www.whiteoakstewards.org Cell pone 910-389-4588
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