This was a fun paddle because of the people that I met as well as the scenery. First I biked around Harbor Town. It is a little peninsula that shoots out from the downtown area of Memphis. It is surrounded by the Mississipi River on one side and the Wolf River Lagoon on the other side. It is topped off by the Wolf River that joins the Mississippi on the north side of Harbor Town. There is a Mud River Dock that is past the gates of the Mud River Park on the south end of Harbor Town. There is a nice gentleman at the boat house who gives you permission to put in the lagoon harbor. He even let me keep my Kayak Caddy at the boat house. It is a long ramp down and I had to walk my Kayak a few hundred feet. So glad that I got one of those (Kayak Caddies) with the inflatable tires. It goes over rough terrain really well! The cart is essential for some of the more scenic waterways of the South because the public ramps are steep and long. It was 50 bucks at the Sports Authority. It is made by Coleman and it folds up nice and stores under my seat in the van.
The paddle was great! The weather was amazing the day that I went. The Mississippi was a little swift and I didn't paddle all the way up to the Wolf River like I had planned. I floated back down stream and then up the lagoon and met another kayaker named Kenny. Super nice guy and we talked kayaks and the history of Memphis and the Mississippi flood stage several years ago. I've included a shot of my kayak cart and some shots of the River and Lagoon in Memphis.
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