Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, Louisiana
March 31 – April 2
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This state park is really out
in the boonies (aka bayou). Our RV sites were right on the water with a dock.
We shared the dock between our two sites with Rick & Debbie. It was really
nice sitting out there for happy hour in the evenings and coffee in the
mornings. The dogs really enjoyed it also. The weather was very nice while
there. After setting up, it was later in the afternoon, so we started happy
hour early. Kurt also took Kody for a short evening paddle to get some idea of
the paddling.
The next day, we all went
riding on the mountain bike trails. The trails were excellent and there were
three levels of difficulty. Debbie and
I were able to ride them all;
except for a short, muddy area of the difficult trail. It felt good to get out
and get some exercise. After lunch Rick, Kurt and I went kayaking around the
paddling trail which was all swamp area. The weather was
sunny and beautiful. We saw very little
wildlife on this water trail, just a small gator and
some birds. We discovered that even within this park, there were oil wells and
production activity. However, it seemed to have very little impact on the
natural beauty of the park. This was a beautiful bayou for paddling!
The last day, we again went
out mountain biking. It was so much fun, challenging and great exercise! In the
afternoon, Kurt and I went out for a short paddle around a different part of
the bayou. Here we saw a couple of huge gators! Kurt fished awhile and caught a
channel catfish and a small green bass.
This area of Louisiana is
very remote with beautiful bayous. Our three days in this park were very
enjoyable and relaxing.
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