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Put In -
Take Hwy
15 S from Clarksville, VA, approximately 5 miles and entrance will be on the
right. Follow signs. From Raleigh, Longwood Park is a nice drive up
Highway 50 to Creedmoor and then take 15 north through Oxford. The park
is on your left after entering Virginia.
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Distance/Time - 3 trips, trip 1 up Beaver Pond, 5.7 miles, 2nd trip - 4.1
miles at night, 3rd a morning trip to the Merifield Wildlife Management Area,
7.4 miles.
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Difficulty - Above Average, because of the wind. Always windy in this
area.
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Trip Directions - The trip to Beaver Pond required a portage across the road,
since the water was up it was a nice paddle up the creek if it was not for a
downed tree could have gone much further. The night paddle was to the
BSA Camp to scope it out again, always like to visit Boy Scout stuff.
This was a full moon so the trip back was great to watch the moon rise.
Just realized that on a full moon the sun set at the same time as the moon
rising. The final morning trip was just a casual paddle to the
wildlife area, just took it easy. Setup my tent alarm every time I
went out paddling. Forgot the last day and triggered the alarm, not as
loud as inside the house, but it would probably scare someone off.
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Scenery -
Saw a beaver or two, slapping the water. Lots of egrets and they were
a little skittish. Had the whole side of the park to my self as it was
Sunday night. I was a day late for camping as a large number of
tornados swept across North Carolina, one in Raleigh touched down a mile
away from my house. It did quite a bit of damage and four children
were killed. Quite a few RVs as spring break was happening this week
for Virginia schools.
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Hazards -
Wind.
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Nice path down to the put-in |
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Standard dinner with Arizona Sweet Tea. Looks like a liquor bottle. Too sweet for me. |
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The water tower at the camp mess hall |
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Storage shed took a hit with a downed tree |
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Dock from the camp, water is up |
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Nice reflection of full moon |
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New diffuser that really works and keeps the heat down
to a reasonable level |
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Access road to the wildlife management area |
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