Sulphur Creek Workout 3/23/19 1 mile 1407.1 total
33:48 moving time, 1.9 avg mph, 4/3 max mph
Temp started at 30 degrees when we left the house, rose to 60 degrees
We had posted a paddle with Paddling Buds and Clarksville Kayaking friends, but had no takers. So we decided to try Sulphur Creek. The recent rains had raised the level of this creek to make it possible to paddle. The depth of the Red River is about 7 feet, but the depth of Sulphur Creek where we paddled ranged from 1 foot to 3 or 4 feet. Like last weekend, the skies were a beautiful blue and signs of spring were all around us. As we paddled along, we saw buds and hints of green all around us. We paddled under two bridges until we got to a spot where there were 'rapids'. And when I say 'rapids', the water depth was probably about 2 feet, but the current was extremely strong and we just couldn't paddle past it. There was a sandy bar here so we decided to stop for lunch, even though we had only paddled half a mile. It was a beautiful spot for a lunch break as we could view our 'treacherous' rapids and a beautiful red Tennessee barn set in front of the gorgeous blue sky. We noticed that the water current seemed milder across from the rapids so we tried to paddle upstream there. Again, no luck. So we turned our kayaks around and headed back to the Red River. We can at least say that we have no paddled Sulphur Creek.
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| Our lunchtime view. |
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| Lunch spot. |
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| Some cool root formations. It won't be long before these trees fall over. |
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| The first bridge leading up Sulphur Creek. |
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| The second iron bridge going up Sulphur Creek. |
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| I just thought this looked cool. |
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| Standing on the bank of Sulphur Creek, looking out towards the Red River. |
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Red River on the left, Sulphur Creek leading up to the right.
These are the steps leading down from Port Royal State Park. |
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| Yummy praline snack on the way home. |
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