Texas Water Safari
Every year dozens of canoe racers gather in San Marcos to paddle 260 miles down the San Marcos and Guadalupe rivers and across San Antonio Bay. Along the way they pass through the center of debate for...
View ArticleMixed messages on the San Marcos
For more than 40 years canoes have raced down the San Marcos and Guadalupe River. Along the way they pass signs of “no trespassing,” “stay off” and “danger do not proceed.” It is impossible to both...
View ArticleNot fast enough
The plan was to paddle 60 miles in 12 hours. We would start at 9 a.m. in San Marcos and end at 9 p.m. at Palmetto State Park. We failed.
View ArticleBreaking the canoe
After 450 miles of paddling we have made two trips to the welder’s shop to repair the canoe hull, broken a foot brace, ripped the bow plate, snapped a paddle, cracked a carbon fiber seat, popped rivets...
View ArticleNo more permits
The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department is no longer requiring that you have a permit to paddle on the Eagleland or the Kingwilliam Section of the San Antonio river.
View ArticleMedina River: Castroville to San Antonio
If the drought continues and Medina Lake keeps dropping, this section will likely be dry by August.
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