Kayaking - Yellow Creek (aka Yellow River today.....)

Yellow Creek                                                     7 miles                             1075.4 total

Temperature 77degrees, Put in at1:50, Paddled 2:57, Total Time 3:17

Avg Speed 2.4 mph, Max Speed 6.0 mph

We had the afternoon free and wanted to do a short paddle so over to Yellow Creek.  Many of the rivers here and in other states are at flood stage and dangerous.  The advantage to Yellow Creek is that it does not have a strong current and it's a small creek, not a river.  Typically it's a small creek - today it looked like a river!  We had to paddle across the Cumberland and it was like playing Frogger as we avoided many logs floating down river.  Once we got into the creek, we could definitely tell the difference.  It was so much wider than usual and the water covered tree trunks letting just the foliage of trees appear above the water.  On a typical day, we might pass a few fishermen in small boats or canoes.  Today, we passed a few fishermen and some other kayakers.  We have never seen kayakers on this creek in the past!  About a mile up from the Cumberland is a small inlet with a huge beaver dam at the entrance.  No beaver dam today, but we did see plenty of sticks floating around in the inlet.  The last time Scotty and Dick paddled this creek, they came across a huge tree and that was where they ended their trip.  Today, we could see that tree at least 3 feet underneath our kayaks.  Today - Yellow Creek with blue skies, white clouds and happy paddlers!

This is why I love kayaking!

Our lunch spot.

Kayaking - Piney River - TWO TimesL

Piney River                                                                           9.6 miles            1068.4 total

We joined up with the LOL paddle group and there were only 5 of us total.  Great weather and great flow to the river.  We enjoyed the first paddle so much and finished in great time so we decided to do it again!!  The second time was just as much fun.  I think we were all very tempted to do the river a third time, but by then there were too many people on the river so we called it a day.  There's a first for everything and today was a first - we did a river twice!

Water Level 5.0 feet

This is the kayak slide down into the creek.

This small creek leads out into the Piney River.

I love this river - the water is so clear.

Lap 1 - 4.8 miles, 1:22, Avg Speed 3.5 mph, Max Speed 9.4 mph

Lap 2 - 4.8 miles, 1 hour 18 minutes, Avg Speed 3.7 mph, Max Speed 8.9 mph

Red River with the Fam

Red River                                                      8 miles                              1058.8

Temp - High 70s, Paddling Time 2 1/2 hours, 1/2 hr. lunchbreak, Avg Speed 3.8 mph, Max 8.9       

After a wine sampling for Tax Day at Beechhaven, we headed over to the Red River with 2 cases of wine - 1 chilled, open bottle for our lunch.  We rented a canoe at Red River and Scotty and I took the canoe.  With the 3 kids along, the day could not be any more perfect!
We had a lunch break half-way through and enjoyed our wine and sandwiches.

                                              

Harpeth River

Harpeth River                                                                11.8 miles                  1050.8 miles total

Avg Speed 3.7 mph, Max Speed 7.7 mph, Duration 3:11, Temperature 70s
with 615 LOL group - 12 total