Just posted on the HCC Event Calendar: Turtle Bayou trip facilitated by David Portz. Sign up online.
Having said that much, let me add my problems posting HCC events on our Club Express site continue - I can not add the important additional information that David sent me about the trip, so let me try pasting it in here:
Title of Trip: Turtle Bayou – languid connecting bayous
Date and Time: Start date: Saturday August 25, 2018 Start time 9:00___________
Finish date: Same: August 25, 2018 Finish time 3:00 approx
Location Address: White Park off I-10 circa Exit 812 (also marked “Hankamer/Anahuac”)
Put-in: Meeting location is the waterfront/boatramp parking lot at White Park. Meeting time is 9:00 a.m.
Take out at Same (ample parking)
City, State: Houston metro area near Anahuac, Texas
Location phone: none
Restrooms at White Park: none
Map/ Driving Routes to Turtle Bayou/White Park
From Houston: Drive east on Interstate-10. Take Exit 812 (also marked “Hankamer/Anahuac”), and stay on the access road as it crosses over Turtle Bayou. Turn right (south) onto Highway 61. After 0.1 mile, turn right onto White Park Road. Just after White Park Road bends to the left, turn right onto the dirt road for about 0.1 mile to the waterfront parking lot. For those who are navigating by GPS, the coordinates for the meeting point are 29°50'16.35"N 94°39'17.62"W.
From the Clear Lake Area: Take Highway 146 northeast to Interstate-10, then go east on I-10 and follow directions as above.
Registration: _____ Recommended X Required _____ Not Required
Is there a payment or fee for the event? X No for HCC members,
Waiver policy in effect and waiver legal counsel on-site. ACA membership desirable.
If yes, _____Pay Trip Leader _____Pay in advance? ___X__Non HCC Members Pay at event $5.00 with signed waiver
Is the number of participants for the event limited?
___X__Yes How many? 14 No_____
Registrant Type: (Who would you like to include on your trip)
X HCC Member = Member + Companion w/ waiver
Brief (one sentence) description: We’ll explore bayous connecting with Turtle Bayou an up-and-back paddles on slow moving water. 6 to 8 miles. Beautiful, familiar paddle.
Full description:
Route of paddle:
(i) trip south form White Park put-in to log blockage on Whites Bayou and return, then
(ii) lunch/snack at White Park, then
(iii) under I-10 and Northeast in Lee Gully to blockage and return, then
(iv) possible side trip, time permitting, on the broad Turtle Bayou northwest, and return to White Park.