Kayak Virginia Beach - First Launch Here

After the Smiths Creek trip, my back was killing me from the fall I took at the Pocaty river, I thought working it out may be a good thing, I was wrong. So I took Sunday off, and almost blew off today, but I took Kay and Dylan out for a short trip on Milldam Creek. I have also never launched from there in the past, so I figured this would be a good opportunity to try it out.

The launch is as about roadside as you can get, you will need to carry your kayak about 50 yards for the closest place you can park, and that walk is not the easiest. We launched from the South side of the bridge, and the only problem there is, that some of the rocks are loose, so use caution if you decide to launch here.

We headed South from the bridge, and I guess one of the things I like about this creek, is the changes you see as you travel up from the North Landing River. near the river is all grasses, progressing to sparse Cypress, then South of the bridge, is a Cypress Marsh, and a half mile or so up the creek from the bridge you are in a hardwood marsh.

Since we got such a late start, 1PM, there was very little activity above the water a few turtles and that was about it. Under the water was a totally different story. It seemed like after every turn, we would come across another school of Gar that would cause the water to boil as we approached.

We went about a mile up the creek before turning around and doing a little bit of the North side of the bridge, before the heat really started getting to us, and we headed back to the bridge.