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Atchafalaya, Lake Fausse Pointe SP Louisiana B

This is another kayak paddle route launching out of Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, located down Levee Road south of Henderson, Louisiana. The route explores the lake area to the west of the park, first going north to do a loop, then south to do a second loop. This area is outside the levees that contain the main Atchafalaya watershed. The day had big sky as the pictures show! And the dotted area on the northern loop (see map) was one of the more scenic regions I have paddled in Atchafalaya. Here the cypress trees were large and the area more reminiscent of the cypress swamps of northern Louisiana and less like the logged/floodplain regrowth feel of much of Atchafalaya. I wish there were more areas like this. The route sticks to the shore because the wind was out of the east. At the southern turnaround loop the shore was lined with houses, shacks, and shanties, a number of them occupied. And some spots were for sale. At the launch there was a guy in a lithium battery-powered kayak that he said had a range of 120 miles. Wow, nice.

Above: Big sky in the Lake Fausse Pointe Lake area.

Above: Big cypress along the shore on the northern trail loop.

Above: Motivated Seller. Handyman’s Delight.

Above: An invasive plant…elephant ear, aka wild taro. Can you eat the roots I wonder?

Above: Apple Snail eggs, easy to spot, laid by the invasive Apple Snail.

Above: Lake paddling is so much nicer with sky like this.