Seize the Day! ~ second in a series of four
The Lower San Bernard River Saturday May 11th, 2024 the Trinity and Brazos rivers were both at flood stage. So we loaded up the van...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
Sep 264 min read
Seize the Day! ~ first in a series of four
This is the first of a series of four articles on four day trips I canoed with my family. Though I enjoy the non camping canoeing day...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
May 1910 min read
Spring Creek Access & Water Details
The Spring Creek Access & Water Details is my continuation to the promotion of sustainable canoeing activities. As a serious casual...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
Mar 2411 min read
Recon of the West Fork of the San Jacinto River
The call of the West Fork of the San Jacinto River lay unanswered a long time. Then, March of 2024 things lined up for me and that eerie...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
Feb 514 min read
Stream Size Definitions
"For who hath despised the day of small things?" Zechariah 4:10, King James Of the rivers that grace Texas, all have meager beginnings....
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Scott and Dottie Moore
Aug 7, 202312 min read
Armand Bayou Access & Water Details
Welcome to The Urban Frontier blog! My agenda is to promote outdoor activities in a natural setting with a base of experience and truth...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
May 21, 20235 min read
Pictures of a Used Mad River Journey 167 (and some words)
With no moving parts, canoes seem simple and the same but for color and length. After a while it is evident that hull materials and...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
Jan 2, 20234 min read
Accepting Tranquility
Saturday morning, December 3, the Rock Island Canoe Team launched the first overnight river trip of 2022. With an overcast sky, mild...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
Sep 12, 202211 min read
Classification of Water Accesses
Not all water access are the same! Though seemingly obvious, it has taken me a while to recognize this fact. Transferring my experiences...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
Jun 26, 20227 min read
Brazos River Recon, Beyond the Point of No Return
This year has primarily been one of small streams for me. The South Llano is mirthful and playful, Spring Creek is lively and serene and...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
Jun 14, 20223 min read
Camping at Guadalupe River State Park ~ Or Eight is Enough...for now
June 6 - 9 Dottie and I, another family and two friends of our son made a three day, two night camping recon of the Guadalupe River State...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
May 22, 20226 min read
Return to the South Llano River
Thursday April 7th, 2022, Dottie, Geoff and I surveyed the lower of the two highway 377 bridges crossing the South Llano River. This low...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
May 1, 20226 min read
A Bridge Too Far ~ Recon of the Upper San Bernard
Countless times I have crossed the bridges spanning the upper sections of the San Bernard River...in automobiles. The shallow depth, weak...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
Apr 15, 20225 min read
Scouting River Bridges & Accesses
I know this about myself: I like to be successful. I know that because for me, failing sucks. Over the years I have learned how to win...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
Feb 22, 20228 min read
Camping & Canoeing the South Llano River
Though plans frequently unravel in unpredictable ways, every now and again things fall in place. Happily, my family and I enjoyed a five...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
Dec 1, 20215 min read
A Weekend Well Spent
I hoped to have a fresh canoe trip to share, but 2021 is a lot like 2020. Many of my outdoor adventures were put off for one reason or...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
Jun 7, 20215 min read
Return to Spring Creek May 8-2021 ~ Discovering The Silverado
Trailhead: Saturday morning, May 8th, 2021 I returned to Spring Creek. This trip started where the last ended, at the Carter Park canoe...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
May 17, 20215 min read
Garwood or Bust
After 2020 my thirst for canoeing new waters fueled my plans and sparked my imagination. I turned my eyes to a sixty-four mile piece of...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
Apr 14, 20216 min read
Spring Creek Recon March 20-2021
The Spring Creek paddle trail is an in town reprieve and a sanctuary for wilder things. We initially surveyed Spring Creek from the Pundt...
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Scott and Dottie Moore
Mar 18, 20215 min read
Brazos River Recon July-28-2018
My Brazos River recon canoe trip was on July 28, 2018. The adventure started months earlier with visits to several of the bridges and...
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