I had the pleasure of taking 54 wonderful people from my church to an 8 mile canoe float down the Buffalo River near Waynesboro, Tennessee. The Buffalo River is the longest unimposed (undamed) river in Tennessee.
We couldn’t have asked for a better day, as the temperatures were moderate for July and no rain was in sight. We used an outfitter called Crazy Horse Canoes to handle logistics for us. Believe me that was a feat as we packed out an old Blue Bird schoolbus with gear, food, and people. Crazy Horse handled our group with ease.
Once we launched, I had to get my steering and paddling back (its been a while since I’ve been in a canoe). For as dry as its been, I was pleased there was as little portage to do as we had to do. The float took us about 5 hours. We stopped and had lunch together on the banks and took off again. I didn’t see a lot of wildlife and my camera was in the dry bag for most of the trip, but I did manage to get a few shots.