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re: Louisiana Purchase Cypress Legacy trees - Anybody seen one?
Posted on 4/17/15 at 4:53 pm to npersa1
Posted on 4/17/15 at 4:53 pm to npersa1
For a legit kit, it gets expensive $400-1000. I don't see why you couldn't go out and do it, unless you can't do the walking and twisting the t-handle. Another thing is that the bores snap a lot if you aren't careful.
I wouldn't go walking through the swamp unless you were in good shape or knew how to walk through a swamp. From your level on knowledge, I can unequivocally say don't go out in a swamp by yourself. It is very easy to get lost and exhausted
I wouldn't go walking through the swamp unless you were in good shape or knew how to walk through a swamp. From your level on knowledge, I can unequivocally say don't go out in a swamp by yourself. It is very easy to get lost and exhausted
Posted on 4/17/15 at 5:19 pm to Hammertime
haha I definitely won't be doing that.
But, that is the kinda thing I'd love to go do with someone who knows what they're doing and can show me the ropes.
Now, what real value is there in knowing the age of the trees is a whole different conversation. It's just interesting to me and seems like it could be a fun thing to do on weekends (but not something I'd want to do day-in, day-out for a living).
I feel like it's such a shame I don't have that swamp trekking experience. I've done plenty of alpine climbing and backpacked 1,100 contiguous miles out west, I really need to delve into some Louisiana adventures. Right now, I'm eyeing the Lone Star Trail for Memorial Day, but it's only 100 miles and I'm not expecting the coolest of scenery.
If the Boy Scouts ever open up their resources to the public for the Swamp Base in the Atchafalaya, I'd love to camp at their spots while kayaking.
My other back-burner idea is a hike on the levee from Natchez to New Orleans, somewhat following in the footsteps of one of my ancestors who made a made of the river and the lining plantations in the 1850s. That'd be more of a personally rewarding kinda thing.
I'd love to make the jump to expedition style treks, but that's just so much planning, time off and money that I don't think it's realistic at this point. I guess there's just something more alluring to me (perhaps as a Louisianan) about doing that kinda thing in the swamps than the mountains.
But, that is the kinda thing I'd love to go do with someone who knows what they're doing and can show me the ropes.
Now, what real value is there in knowing the age of the trees is a whole different conversation. It's just interesting to me and seems like it could be a fun thing to do on weekends (but not something I'd want to do day-in, day-out for a living).
I feel like it's such a shame I don't have that swamp trekking experience. I've done plenty of alpine climbing and backpacked 1,100 contiguous miles out west, I really need to delve into some Louisiana adventures. Right now, I'm eyeing the Lone Star Trail for Memorial Day, but it's only 100 miles and I'm not expecting the coolest of scenery.
If the Boy Scouts ever open up their resources to the public for the Swamp Base in the Atchafalaya, I'd love to camp at their spots while kayaking.
My other back-burner idea is a hike on the levee from Natchez to New Orleans, somewhat following in the footsteps of one of my ancestors who made a made of the river and the lining plantations in the 1850s. That'd be more of a personally rewarding kinda thing.
I'd love to make the jump to expedition style treks, but that's just so much planning, time off and money that I don't think it's realistic at this point. I guess there's just something more alluring to me (perhaps as a Louisianan) about doing that kinda thing in the swamps than the mountains.
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