Neches River Rain Out

[TXRiverRunner]

The Neches River at Evadale had been at 16' or higher all summer long. It finally dropped to 8' a few weeks ago. My son and I planned to paddle the 40 mile trip we have done many times. We left after work on Wednesday. When we got there it was pouring. It was already late and there was no end in sight for the rain. My sister lives nearby, and offered to put us up for the night, so we slept on her couches. The next morning we got up and went back to the put-in. Thankfully, it wasn't raining at that moment. We decided to just paddle down a few miles, camp out for a night, then paddle back. We had hammocks and rain-flies that we sat under most of the time.
We had a few moments without rain and enjoyed a swim and got a fire going. We took our little Cavileer King Charles doggy along because my wife and daughters are out of town and nobody was around to watch her. She loved it for the most part.

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

Good you could get out with your son and king, TXRR. Which of your canoes is that? As a recall, you have a few.

 

[TXRiverRunner]

Good you could get out with your son and king, TXRR. Which of your canoes is that? As a recall, you have a few.

Thats my Minnesota 3. Love that boat and its perfect for that section of the Neches.