4 day’s in De Soto National Forest

**drifter** · 11-20-2012, 18:51

Just did the first trip in my new kayak down Black Creek from Janice Landing to Fairly Bridge.

Now that I don’t wake up on the ground in the mornings with half the joints and muscles in my body asking why are we doing this, it is so much more enjoyable.

I can’t remember who it was that made the comment about the amount of down I was using in my quilts for living in the south on the coast, but it gets to freezing down here too.

Even when you’re not trying to be stealthy sometimes the shore line is so thick it’s tuff to find a spot open enough to hang in.

But sometimes you will run across a good spot.

All in all, it was a great trip. Day temps were high 60’s the nights were low 30’s. I only encountered one skeeter when I had to go in land for, well you know. One of my stops was at the sand bar that’s on the Black Creek Hiking Trail. The rangers need to run the mowers down it; the grass is starting to look like my yard. But it’s in good condition for those that are able to hike in. Sorry I didn’t think to take a picture of it for ya’ll.

**2ply** · 11-20-2012, 21:44

Looks like a great trip! Thanks for sharing your adventure. I've never been camping in my kayak but with the trip reports y'all have posted that's about to change.