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Put-in
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Howell's Canoe Livery
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Take-out
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Beason’s Park
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Amenities
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Restroom at Howell’s
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Gage
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600 cfs on the USGS 08161000 Colorado River at Columbus, TX gauge
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Temperature
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90 deg F to 98 deg F
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Sky
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Cloudy, Sunny
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Precipitation
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none
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Wind
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none
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Coordinator
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Christy Long
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Participants
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Tracy Becker, James Barton, Christy Long, Sharron Sime, Joe Coker, Natalie Wiest, Marilyn Kircus, Natalie Pumphrey
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Shuttle
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own
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Craft
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4 kayaks, 2 tandem canoes
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River Miles
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6
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HCC Club Miles
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48
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Road Miles
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140
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Guide Book
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"Texas Rivers and Rapids", by Ben Nolen and Bob Narramore
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Photos
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Joe’s album and Christy’s album in the HCC Photo Library.
See the album links at the bottom of this report.
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Getting There
Head west from Houston, on I-10 to the City of Columbus, then north to Howell Canoe Livery. Less than two hours from Houston.
The Trip
Howells has a very nice concrete launch. We set off at 10:30 am. Floated for a while then stopped for a lunch and a swim break. Watermelon was eaten at our second stop.
The river was sparkly, clear, and on the low side; with a few areas that we scraped the bottom. The water was moving and a few riffles were created in the bends of the river.
While on the river, we saw many birds and a few cattle and deer.
We floated until we reached the takeout around 2:30.
Please see the albums on the HCC Photo page for more photos.
The top of the launch site at Howell’s. Photo by Joe Coker.
We found some shade, ate some watermelon, then took a group picture.
From left Sharron Sime, Jim Barton, Natalie Pumphrey, Christy Long, Tracy Becker, Marilyn Kircus, Joe Coker, Natalie Wiest. Photo by Natalie Wiest.
Marilyn, left, and Christy with the remains of the watermelon. Photo by Joe Coker.
Joe taking advantage of the cool water on the hot day. Photo by Natalie Wiest.
The sandy, bottom portion of the take out at Beason’s Park. Photo by Joe Coker.
Christy Long and Natalie Pumphrey at the top, concreted portion of the take out. Photo by Joe Coker.
Photo albums: Christy Long Joe Coker