toejam

A few years ago, I think 4, I put in at Chisholm Park one afternoon near the 4th of July. I paddled up and found a camping spot in one of the sloughs across from Ham Creek. From my tent I could hear the ski boats going by, people coming and going at Ham Creek, and what sounded like a war going on down near Kimball Bend Park. The next day I paddled up the river to where there were rapids. It was soul-crushingly hot and I sat in a tiny spot of shade on one bank and watched a very tired-looking coyote come for a drink on the other side. I camped about a mile upstream of Sand Island and heard lots of fireworks and hollaring coming from there. I enjoyed cooling off in the clear, flowing water as the sunn dropped behind the trees.

It was a great trip, but you have to find a way to get away from the power boats. The river above Whitney is real busy just like the river above Granbury.


On Lake Bridgeport, did you stay on the northern arm by Wise County Park, or did you paddle out the long western arm up the Trinity River?