Devil's River - 1993

Pics of Devil's River - 1993 - Large group from Victoria(mostly duPonters).... We put in at Dolan Creek Natural Area and paddled 33 miles in three days and  got out at Rough Canyon Marina on Lake Amistad.  Kurt was so determined to go with us that he tied himself to the canoe trailer on  the morning we were to leave. I was so moved by his determination to go that I decided to let him skip school and go with us. That turned out to be a wonderful decision.

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Loaded out and ready to hit the road

 

 

Arriving at Dolan Creek Natural Area

It was pretty chilly the next morning as we ate breakfast before starting down the river.

 

 

Day One on the river...Early morning start

Dolan Falls

Dolan Falls

Dolan Falls

                                                      Jack jumping in at Dolan Falls

Portaging at Dolan Falls

 

 

Susan after portage

Kurt and I

James

Swimming at the first night's camp

Bullet and Steve

Day One Campsite below Dolan Falls

 

 

Osprey with his fish dinner

 

Kurt helping to guide the canoe thru a rough spot

 

 

Bullet and James

Break Time

 

Camping at the end of second day

The water was too shallow to run a canoe unless you could manage to stay in the grooves cut into the river bottom

The beauty of this river is unmatched in Texas

Climbed to a highpoint for this photo of the Devil's River

When we reached Lake Amistad at the end of Day Three....David and Jim took off on a beer run to the Rough Canyon Marina

Even Archie was eyeing that cold beer

Willie Dan

Mike

Archie

Steve

Kurt

End of Day three...Lake Amistad campsite