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Devil’s River Extreme Adventure Kayaking & Camping Trip
September 9/21 – 9/25.
Outing Leader/RSVP: CarrieL
What: Devil’s River Extreme Adventure Kayaking & Camping Trip
Where: Devil’s River State Natural Area – Located in the Middle of Nowhere (67 mi. from Sonora & 65 mi. from Del Rio)
When: Departing Austin area Thurs., Sept. 14, and arriving back home early evening on Mon., Sept. 18
Who: TOWN Women only
I’m so excited to announce this awesome trip! I have wanted to see the Devil’s River SNA since it was established in the 80’s! I’ve called for information many times through the years, but could never find a good or easy way to see it. I have a contact who is arranging a two day kayaking trip which will involve camping on the river one night. We will be escorted down the river. This trip will also (tentatively) include a third day of scenic hiking (4 mi.) across a hilltop ridge and down to Finnegan Springs along the river’s edge. And . . . we will also be given a private tour of prehistoric pictographs. This is an incredible opportunity! It would certainly test our “Outdoors-Woman” skills as the SNA is extremely remote and this would be a rugged wilderness experience! We would be primitive tent camping for three nights – one on the river and two in the SNA. Fortunately, we will be able to drive in our food, water, gear, and belongings.
This trip must be limited to approx. 10 paddlers who have some paddling experience and a kayak, and who are willing to bring a small telescoping fishing pole and do a little fishing along the way. I realize the fishing may be new for many of us. Campers must also be willing and able to “rough it”. And you’re wondering about the cost . . . it is not unusual for local river outfitters to charge in excess of $500 per person just for a trip down the Devil’s. However, for you as an “Outdoors-Woman”, this trip will be very affordable (well under $100). We will likely carpool (even with kayaks) as much as possible, and share cost of lodging on Thurs. night. Of course, we will have added costs of gasoline and food.
The Devil’s River is the most pristine river in Texas, with the cleanest, bluest water in the state. It is the last undammed river in the state. The Devil’s River snakes its’ way through some of the roughest country in Texas. Covering three ecosystems, the landscape is desert with rugged limestone and rocky hills, cliffs and canyons mixed with brush country, and green vegetation along the river. It’s currently a wild place that’s had very little human disturbance, and that’s the thing that makes it such a unique and beautiful place. It’s truly a peace filled oasis in a part of West Texas that is still, for the most part, “unsettled”.
At this time, I will take the names of those who are seriously interested, and I will have more to share as the remaining logistics are being worked out. J
Yours truly,
CarrieL