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Offline randell

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Armand Bayou
« on: April 05, 2010, 10:18:43 AM »
My dad, my friend Matt, and I went on 5 mile paddling fun on Armand Bayou on Saturday.  We saw tons of gators and birds.  I missed more good photos than I got but still came up with some good shots. 



Red eared slider


This particular alligator was unafraid of us. He was about 4 feet long and we stopped paddling to take photos. As our canoe drifted closer he did not move. We got close enough that I could have reached out and touched him, not that I was tempted to.


Matt watches the alligator that came between his kayak and our canoe.




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Pre-flight ejection to "lighten the load"




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Re: Armand Bayou
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2010, 11:52:07 AM »
Good to see pictures of Armand Bayou still looking a bit wild.  I used to use it as a training spot back in the early 70's when I was racing kayaks, thanks.
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Re: Armand Bayou
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2010, 07:12:47 PM »
Quote from: quicksilver on April 05, 2010, 04:50:06 PM
Hey Mule Ears, I was paddling Armands Bayou in the early '70's too; but more often on the Guadalupe

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We paddled all over and quite a bit on the Guadalupe too.
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Re: Armand Bayou
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2010, 11:43:27 AM »
Sure is pretty and green down there. We woke up this morning to snow on the ground again. Looking forward to spring kidding the "great white north".

I love the "hershey squirt" photo. Is that white chocolate?

-Danny
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