Sulphur River, Malden Lake Park, Wright Patman Lake B
Kayak paddle route trail map starting at the Malden Lake Park Launch at Wright Patman Lake, off of Highway 8, and going up and back on the Sulphur River. This is a second trip from this spot. Nice morning for a fairly long out and back, about 4 and 1/2 hours total. A guy at the ramp said he had never seen any alligators in years of fishing here. Seems odd because because there are many in the Sulphur below the dam, and to the south at Caddo. The land surrounding the river here, at least up to a point, is run by the Corps of Engineers. The upstream gage, Sulphur River at IH-30, was 4 cfs, the lake level at 100%.
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Above: The Malden Lake Park Launch a bit after sunrise.
Above: The Highway 8 bridge in the sunlight.
Above: Lake scene, with moon still out.
Above: There is a pig in there somewhere, digging for stuff.
Above: Break time, and turnaround point. River is still pretty wide even here.
Above: A wildfire in the distance, and a monarch butterfly that flew through as the shot was taken.