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Bayou Fountain/Manchac fun paddle — August 29, 2015

2015-08-29

Bayou Fountain/Manchac fun paddle — August 29, 2015

Alligator

It’s always a great time for a trip down Bayou Fountain and Bayou Manchac.  This time, the water was down but the bridge count was up. Read more…

Upcoming: Bayou Fountain/Manchac fun paddle

2015-08-25

Paddling Bayou Fountain

It’s time for another wonderfully shaded Bayou Fountain paddle, and since the “usual” run is just so nice, we’ll do it again.

  • When: Saturday, August 29, starting at 9am and ending around 1pm.
  • Where: Highland Road Park (on Bayou Fountain) to Manchac Park (on Bayou Manchac)
  • Length: Six miles and change, all downstream; 3 to 3-1/2 hours, approximately.

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Night on Ward Creek/Bayou Manchac — August 22, 2015

2015-08-22

Night on Ward Creek/Bayou Manchac — August 22, 2015

Colorful kayak.

With a bit of moonlight glowing through cloudy skies, Saturday’s night paddle down Ward Creek and Bayou Manchac was quite a nice trip.  After sunset, even the mosquitoes seemed to make way. Read more…

Bayou Fountain — August 22, 2015

2015-08-22

Bayou Fountain — August 22, 2015

Ant on a flower.

With rain during the week, it seemed like a good idea to make a quick run down Bayou Fountain before Saturday’s night paddle.  It turned into a very nice day. Read more…

Night paddle this Saturday (August 22)

2015-08-18

Night paddle this Saturday (August 22)

Red lights at night.

We’re heading out again for another amazing night paddling trip.  This time we’ll paddle Ward Creek and a bit of Bayou Manchac. Read more…

Bayou Fountain — August 15, 2015

2015-08-15

Bayou Fountain — August 15, 2015

Grassy log bayou.

It wasn’t quite as hot Saturday as it’s been for a while.  The bayou was low, but the paddling was quite nice. Read more…

BREC Sunset Paddle — August 14, 2015

2015-08-14

BREC Sunset Paddle — August 14, 2015

Paddling in the fading light.

It was another rainy Friday leading in to the Sunset Paddle with BREC Outdoor Adventure, but yet once again, the weather rolled out just in time for another excellent evening of paddling. Read more…

Saturday on the lakes — August 8, 2015

2015-08-08

Saturday on the lakes — August 8, 2015

Full speed ahead.

The hot weather and bright sun on the lakes had us thinking fondly of the shade of Bayou Fountain, but the lakes had plenty of fun to go around on Saturday. Read more…

Bayou Fountain — August 1, 2015

2015-08-01

Bayou Fountain — August 1, 2015

Bayou Manchac and I-10 W

It was a beautiful day on Bayou Fountain.  The sky was clear, the breeze was blowing, and the trees were… floating? Read more…

Upcoming: BREC’s Run Ride Row

2015-07-31

PaddleBR will be helping BREC with some volunteers for Run Ride Row, BREC’s Recycling Poker Dash Event, but we figure why stop there?  Surely we must have a few people reading who are athletic and want to actually sign up for the triathlon or run-and-ride.  We’d love to cheer you on, and it’s sure to be a great time.  And now, more info from BREC:


Join us as we celebrate recycling bins at City-Brooks Community Park and Baton Rouge Beach!

ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER!

Early Registration ends Monday, Aug 4th at midnight.

www.imathlete.com/events/runriderow

RunRideRow poster Read more…