Tuesday, May 17, 2005
2005-05-19, White Oak River
Subject: 2005-05-19, this Thursday, White Oak River
Don Sykes is here on vacation. He and I are definite. Please join us. We set up shuttle at 9:00 at Gibson Bridge. We put in at Emmett Lane Bridge. We paddle up to Big Cypress and back to Gibson. Should be off by 3:00. This is the newly cleared section.
2005-05-17, Today, The Three Rivers Trip. Particpants were Dale Weston of Jacksonville, Don Sykes of Cary, Jim Stevens of New Bern and Elmer Eddy of Swansboro.
This pretty King Snake greeted us at our put-in. We guess he came to welcome Don Sykes, from Cary, The Snake Man. Don pointed out about ten more today. He sees snakes we never see! ALL GOT OUT OF OUR WAY. STAY AWAY FROM THEM AND THEY WILL STAY AWAY FROM YOU. We saw alligators too but could not get close to them
We circled the New Quatenary Tract. We went down Starkys Creek and down the White Oak to Haywood Landing where we had lunch. I had a Hot Meal. It was steaming. It was good.
We continued on Down the White Oak to Grants Creek and paddled back up to the Belgrade-Swansboro Road.
We do not recomend that anyone do this again until both Starkys and Grants are cleared of blowdowns. See our web site and you will see why. These creeks should be cleared for paddlng and recreation and to control mosquitos.
These creeks will be the only Public Access to the White Oak River for about 30 miles of river from Swansboro to Gibson Bridge in Onslow County. That is reason enough to have them cleared. Copy of this is being sent to JR Batchelor, Mosquito Control man of Onslow County, and Mac Sligh, Administrator of Onslow Parks and Recreation. Call them and tell them you want them cleared so you can, #1, paddle them, and #2, to get on the White Oak River. Elmer
----------------------------------------------------------------Elmer, The White Oak River TrashmanStewards of the White Oak River BasinPlease visit: http://www.whiteoakstewards.org/ 910-389-4588--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Don Sykes is here on vacation. He and I are definite. Please join us. We set up shuttle at 9:00 at Gibson Bridge. We put in at Emmett Lane Bridge. We paddle up to Big Cypress and back to Gibson. Should be off by 3:00. This is the newly cleared section.
2005-05-17, Today, The Three Rivers Trip. Particpants were Dale Weston of Jacksonville, Don Sykes of Cary, Jim Stevens of New Bern and Elmer Eddy of Swansboro.
This pretty King Snake greeted us at our put-in. We guess he came to welcome Don Sykes, from Cary, The Snake Man. Don pointed out about ten more today. He sees snakes we never see! ALL GOT OUT OF OUR WAY. STAY AWAY FROM THEM AND THEY WILL STAY AWAY FROM YOU. We saw alligators too but could not get close to them
We circled the New Quatenary Tract. We went down Starkys Creek and down the White Oak to Haywood Landing where we had lunch. I had a Hot Meal. It was steaming. It was good.
We continued on Down the White Oak to Grants Creek and paddled back up to the Belgrade-Swansboro Road.
We do not recomend that anyone do this again until both Starkys and Grants are cleared of blowdowns. See our web site and you will see why. These creeks should be cleared for paddlng and recreation and to control mosquitos.
These creeks will be the only Public Access to the White Oak River for about 30 miles of river from Swansboro to Gibson Bridge in Onslow County. That is reason enough to have them cleared. Copy of this is being sent to JR Batchelor, Mosquito Control man of Onslow County, and Mac Sligh, Administrator of Onslow Parks and Recreation. Call them and tell them you want them cleared so you can, #1, paddle them, and #2, to get on the White Oak River. Elmer
----------------------------------------------------------------Elmer, The White Oak River TrashmanStewards of the White Oak River BasinPlease visit: http://www.whiteoakstewards.org/ 910-389-4588--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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