Southeastern Outings Canoe/Kayak Trip on Tallapoosa R. at Wadley

Southeastern Outings Relaxing Canoe and Kayak Trip on the Lower Stretch of the Tallapoosa River near Wadley, Alabama with Optional Dinner After

The section we will paddle is relatively easy with no classified rapids.  This is a scenic stretch of river located in a very rural area.  Novice canoeists are welcome and may come on this trip, but each one must be partnered with an experienced canoeist in their canoe. 

Please note that for this trip you may rent canoes or one person sit-upon plastic kayaks and paddles at the put in from Tallapoosa Wilds.  Rental fees include life vests, paddles and shuttle service.  Also the outfitter will shuttle for a fee all private boats used on this outing.  If you wish to rent a boat from Tallapoosa Wilds, please call the outfitter BEFORE August 29 at 256-395-9505 to reserve your boat.  Tell the outfitter you are boating with Southeastern Outings.  Please note that the outfitter has only 7 canoes and 25 one-person kayaks and two tandem (2-person) kayaks for rent, so be sure you call to reserve early.  Once all their boats of one type or the other are reserved for August 29, there will be no more boats of that type available to rent!

Please see note for canoe and kayak trips at the end of this announcement for additional important information.

After the canoe and kayak trip we are planning to go to a restaurant for dinner.  Showers and changing rooms are available at the outfitter.  If you would like to shower and have dinner with us at the restaurant after the canoe trip, please bring a change of clothes and your shower things.

Depart 9:00 a.m. from the Leeds Highway 78 gravel parking lot. 

Reservations Required: You are required to contact David Shepherd, preferably via email at davidshep2@yahoo.com or you may phone him at 205-240-4681 if you plan to come on this kayak and canoe trip.  Please advise your name, telephone number, skill level, whether you are bringing a canoe or kayak or wish to rent a boat and whether you need a paddling partner.  You may leave a message on David’s answering machine if you wish.

Please come to paddle on this beautiful stretch of river with us August 29.

Info: If you have further questions, please email David Shepherd at davidshep2@yahoo.com or you may phone him at 205-240-4681.

Note for Canoe and Kayak Trips—The canoe and kayak outing listed above is suitable for beginner/novice canoeists and kayakers, but each beginner canoeist must paddle with an experienced canoeist.  Life jackets are required and must be worn.  You are responsible for finding your own boat.  Borrow one, paddle with a friend, rent from local outfitter where one is listed, or rent from UAB Outdoor Pursuits, 205/996-4913.  Bring in the boat your picnic lunch and something to drink.  Wear old shoes you don’t mind getting wet (old sneakers work well).  Also bring at least 6 feet of sturdy cord to tie up your canoe if you don’t already have it attached to your own canoe or especially if you are renting a canoe.  Please do NOT just show up at the meeting place on ANY SEO kayak and canoe outing without making an advance reservation with the trip leader!!  If you have further questions, please call the trip leader. 

DIRECTIONS TO MEETING PLACE
Leeds Highway 78 gravel parking lot-6995 Parkway Drive, Leeds, AL 35094. Gravel parking lot on Highway U.S. 78 between the Chevron and Marathon service stations at the first Leeds exit, Exit number 140, off I-20 heading east (towards Atlanta) out of Birmingham. Turn RIGHT at the end of the exit ramp coming from Birmingham. See Chevron and Marathon stations immediately after first traffic light.  

DESCRIPTION OF SOUTHEASTERN OUTINGS

Do you wish you had friends who share your active lifestyle and enjoyment of outdoor activities?  Then become active with Southeastern Outings (SEO), a nonprofit organization committed and created to serve people who enjoy being active in the outdoors.  The organization plans, organizes and leads outings such as dayhikes, easy kayak and canoe trips, stream and waterfall walks, bicycle rides, lake events and other fun activities to beautiful sites in our natural environment.  From time to time we also sponsor potluck suppers and other socials.  All events and activities of the group are open to the public.  Participating in SEO activities is a splendid, simple way to make congenial new friends who enjoy the outdoors.

NO DOGS OR SMOKING ALLOWED, PLEASE, ON ANY SOUTHEASTERN OUTINGS EVENTS.

The organization currently has over 440 members.  We scheduled ninety-two events during calendar year 2014 for an average of 8 fun events per month.  We enjoy the outdoors in all seasons throughout the year.  Twenty-nine people, on average, have participated in each outing during the first four months of 2015.

SEO does not charge for participation in any of its outings.  You do not have to be a member to participate in SEO activities.  Dues are only $10.  Please contact Dan Frederick, President, 205-631-4680, or seoutings@bellsouth.net for more information and to obtain three free monthly newsletters with membership application and a complete description of all our outdoor events.

Southeastern Outings now has a website.  Just go to seoutings.org to find announcements of all our upcoming outings scheduled plus some brief, general information about Southeastern Outings, a membership application and 1500 lovely photographs from several of our outings.

Thank you.