Category Archives: Canoeing

Canoeing, My Family

Canoeing ~Lake Sahoma

05/05/2015 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

Right off of Lake Sahoma in Sapulpa is a nice place for us to canoe.

It is listed on some maps as a Water Fowl Sanctuary.

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Duck!

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We brought Maddie with us this time!

She did great!

I did not do as great with the tilt she kept adding to the canoe…

I have a fear of tipping.

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These trees were so pretty!

The boys are getting pretty good at paddling!

Pretty soon I can just go along for the ride.

Okay, so I do that already when I want to take pictures.

But at least now Nick will have help!

It looked like the Carp were spawning.

I am not an expert but from what I could find, that seemed to be what was going on.

The water would suddenly go crazy when you went over it in the shallows!

We saw a lot of big carp(also a guess, I am not an expert on fish).

I really enjoy all of the wildlife we get to see while canoeing!

Canoeing on Lake Heyburn

04/08/2015 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

It had been awhile since we had been canoeing.

Saturday ended up being a perfect day for it!

We like to get off the beaten path were possible to see the really amazing stuff.

The boys like to be dropped off to walk and explore.

We started to see a lot of Egrets and Heron’s.

Then the boys started to run loudly and I despaired of seeing any wildlife.

Their loud running ended up disturbing a nesting site for Heron’s.

I did not even know they nested in groups.

It was one of those awe inspiring moments.

Sometimes it is months between seeing anything remarkable while hiking and canoeing.

But these moments always make it worth it.

Nest after nest, up high in the trees.

There are so many amazing things to see in Oklahoma.

I was not a fan of the tunnel…

I survived though.

I just tried not to think about spiders…

A great evening exploring Oklahoma with my family.

Canoeing, My Family

Canoeing on Okmulgee Lake

05/03/2013 Danielle Huddleston 2 Comments

We spent Sunday afternoon in a canoe on Okmulgee Lake.

He asked if I wanted to work on my steering.

I said no.

All I could picture was my tipping us over or steering us right into the side of a boat…

He loves to put his fingers in the water as we go along.

Beautiful evening to explore Oklahoma!

We saw many herons, egrets, and fish.

The little bird up in the tree in this pic is a Green Heron.

We do not see them as often but this trip we saw several.

They crack me up because they hide more than fly away.

And they are GOOD at it!

I would stare at a spot I knew they went to and not see them!

First time bringing binoculars.

It was a great idea!

Taking a nap.

It smelled wonderful!

These yellow flowers were blooming all over the woods.

My favorite thing is taking these little streams(whatever they are called) off the main area.

It is always beautiful and it makes me feel like an explorer!

I never really grew up…

We let the boys wade for a bit when we got back to where we parked.

This little guy slipped and panicked.

It was not pretty.

He was totally safe, he had a life jacket on and was in shallow water.

I think swimming lessons are going to have to happen very soon…

Did you get outside last weekend?