Trip Description: We will meet at 9:30 AM to launch at 10 AM from Cedar Hill Park. We don't want to start earlier because it will be duck hunting season. All duck hunters should have gone home by 10 AM. Paddle west to Mac Bayou, then north into Little Mac Lake, on to Mac Lake. On return lunch/rest stop at the cut. We'll paddle back into Lake Charlotte. At this point paddlers can decide to go straight back to Cedar Hill, or proceed south across lake Charlotte to have a look at Mud Lake. This is a beautiful cypress swamp paddle.
Here is some historical info. on the immediate area we will be in: http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/coast/images/he2.html http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/uqn08
Hazards: East Texas critters - alligators, fire ants, wasps, snakes. poison ivy. Lake can get very choppy in a 15 mph wind. Note: The bryozoans are harmless. Here's a bryozoan (courtesy Natalie Wiest). Remember, even baby bryozoans are cute and their mothers love them.
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* Trip ratings are only a guide. Actual conditions will vary with wind and other weather.
This is an ACA sanctioned event. All participants in ACA-insured activities must wear properly-fitting U.S. Coast Guard-approved lifejackets (Personal Flotation Devices, or PFDs) at all times during on-water activities. Non-HASK participants must sign a waiver. See all rules at the bottom of this page.
Waivers - Please complete our easy to use online waiver if you are a HASK member who has not signed a waiver within the last 12 months or a non- HASK participant. Read the waiver carefully. You give up substantial rights when you sign it.
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Guests – You are welcome to join us for a couple of paddle trips. HASK will cover the $5 ACA event membership for non-ACA members. Hopefully you will then join HASK and continue paddling with us.