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MONTHLY MEETINGS: (Except January) Meet 2nd Tuesday at 7:00 pm CT. Barfield Crescent Park's Wilderness Station, 401 Volunteer Road, Murfreesboro


Sunday, September 17, 2023

Tims Ford Lake Kayaking and Island Camping - Sara



There were six of us who kayaked and camped on Little Island in the lake at Tims Ford State Park. We got there Friday evening, set up camp and then paddled around Big Island as the sun was setting. On the way back we kayaked into a swarm of gnats and our kayaks were covered in gnats. It looked like there was snow on the boats. Saturday morning when Cathy Conley was packing to leave, she found a snakeskin near where she slept. Cathy and Lynn Rosser were only able to spend one night with us. After they left,  we kayaked to the Ray Branch peninsula and hiked the Evans Loop trail in the rain. It rained on and off all day, but we pretty much had the lake to ourselves. It stayed cloudy all day. We went to dinner at the Twin Creeks Marina and were still able to get a fire going at the campsite when we returned.

Sunday morning Jim and Joan explored the Cline Ridge area and Wiseman Branch area of Tims Ford Lake.  We visited Leatherwood Island then had lunch at Scenic View Marina in Tims Ford State Park.  We then paddled back to Little Island, packed up our camping gear, then paddled back to the boat ramp and our vehicles.

The campers were Jim Barritt, Cathy Conley,  Cyn Hartlieb, Joan Hartvigsen, Sara Pollard and Lynn Rosser.

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