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Dameon
03-10-2009, 18:41
Me and rice gravy took a little canoe trip down Cedar Creek, then the Congaree river in the Congaree National Park. We were both very happy to have hammocks, pitching a tent in that mud and muck left from the receding water would have been horrible! It was all flooded only a couple days before, and was still pretty high, thought I'd share a pic or two!
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj180/dameonf/canoe110.jpg
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sir White Wolf
03-10-2009, 18:50
I love Canoe camping :D
Take-a-knee
03-10-2009, 19:18
Those hardwood swamps have their own special beauty. Is the Congaree a blackwater river under low flow conditions?
neo
03-10-2009, 21:19
:boggle:paddling and hanging rocks.i camped on pear island last saturday.here some hanging and paddling pics.i cant get enough of hammock kayak caming:shades:neo
froldt
03-11-2009, 12:35
Looks like a great trip, and definitely makes you appreciate your hammock!

Brings back fond memories of canoe camping trips with Dad. My wife and I have been once, for an over-nighter. I'm working up to a longer trip...
ricegravy
03-11-2009, 13:01
Yes yes, Fun fun it was! Ignore the date, My camera is BROKEN :-(
http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/files/1/3/3/0/03-08-09_028.jpg

http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/files/1/3/3/0/03-08-09_089.jpg

http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/files/1/3/3/0/03-08-09_077.jpg
Dameon walking around one of the Log Jams that we had to navigate on land.


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Cannibal
03-11-2009, 13:03
So, you guys really don't like camo very much do you? :D
ricegravy
03-11-2009, 15:26
A glow stick hung from a tree is how I find camp ;-)
MacEntyre
03-11-2009, 15:48
I was at the Congaree Swamp Natl Park campsite last Thursday night. I cleaned up campsite #5, which someone had trashed, and hung my hammock there. Found some loose change, a dozen wire stakes, and a several feet of cord. Although the water was high, the mosquitoes were not. It was a great weekend to be on the river! Next time I'll bring a suitable vessel.

http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/picture.php?pictureid=448&albumid=52&dl=1236804453&thumb=1 (http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/album.php?albumid=52&pictureid=448)

Camo is good... :D

- MacEntyre
neo
03-11-2009, 17:06
:)great trip report and pictures,camo rocks to:cool:neo
Ewker
03-11-2009, 18:39
one nice thing about canoe/kayak camping is you can bring everything with you
neo
03-12-2009, 16:40
one nice thing about canoe/kayak camping is you can bring everything with you

but eddie i thought you only day kayaked that yuppie meetup group lol:cool:neo
hikingjer
03-18-2009, 15:45
Boy, does that place look exotic and hospitable (atleast this time of the year). Cool pics!