Richard’s Longer Paddles

This page is intended to give a high level summary of each of Richard’s long kayaking trips (pre-2007).

[ADMIN EDIT: 2009: For better Google Earth Layer integration, we started using the EveryTrail website to track and share Richard’s trip.  More people will be able to share his tracks this way.]

Buford Dam to the Gulf of Mexico

Approximate mileage: 486 miles
Start Date: July 9, 2004
Length of Trip: 26 days
Rivers Paddled: Chattahoochee River, Apalachicola River

Gwinnett County (Atlanta) to the Atlantic Ocean

Approximate mileage: 512 miles
Start Date: April 23, 2005
Length of Trip: 30 days
Rivers Paddled: Yellow River, Ocmulgee River, Altamaha River

Paddle Georgia 2005

Approximate mileage: 110 miles
Start Date: June 23, 2005
Length of Trip: 7 days
Rivers Paddled: Chattahoochee River

South River

Start Date: September 2005
Length of Trip: 7 days
Rivers Paddled: Yellow River, Ocmulgee River, Altamaha River

Paddle Georgia 2006

Approximate mileage: 120 miles
Start Date: June 24, 2006
Length of Trip: 7 days
Rivers Paddled: Etowah River, Coosa River

Dahlonega, GA (the mountains of North Georgia) to the Gulf of Mexico

Approximate mileage: 851 miles
Start Date: September 23, 2006
Length of Trip: 48 days
Rivers Paddled: Etowah River, Coosa River, Alabama River, Mobile River, Tensaw River, Mobile Bay