One of the long-awaited trips that I had planned to take this year happened yesterday. I picked Travis up at about 10:30 and we headed out. Stopped by Wal-mart but after a quick tour of the parking lot we decided it was much too busy for our needs and we went to Home Depot instead. Trav was looking for a medium sized shovel and we found one. He tried to have it sharpened but that didn't work out too well.
We took the Lebeau exit and headed toward the metropolis of Palmetto, LA. We stopped at a station, who knows where (I think Simmesport), and loaded up on gas, drinks and snacks. This was the last real stop before heading to nowhere.
There were lots of high bridges to cross, and lots of levee driving. In many spots you could actually, or at least almost, see the horizon without it ending in trees. At some point we passed by the road to the Angola Ferry.
Travis skillfully directed me to the entrance of the WMA where we filled out happy little cards about who we were and what we were doing. From this point it was all gravel and dirt, no more pavement. Some of the roads seemed to go on forever.
We traveled to the camp area where Travis has stayed before. I flipped a board and found some reptile eggs. Travis found a tiger beetle: virginica. We walked down to the river from there between clumps of horse-tail. Most of the bank had anti-erosion plates installed.
...continued in part 2
Steven
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