Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Adventures On Harpeth River Nashville

By Janine Hughes


River Harpeth is a perfect picnic river site for you and your family or colleagues. This place offers you an exciting experience with its beautiful scenery, lush forests, historical sites, river meanders and various activities to undertake while in the area. The waterway has a whole 18 miles at your disposal with various access points to engage in boating and canoeing while on your trip. The Harpeth River Nashville will offer you adequate floating space and time to enjoy with your colleagues.

Various activities like boating, canoeing, hiking, fishing and birding are here for you. There are all different activities available for different ages of people ranging from kids to adults and even old people. The waterway is famous for canoeing as it offers easy access points for use by both beginners and expert paddlers. The meandering course makes it very fun to canoe on these waters.

The waterway has canoeing put and take out points in close proximity which allows for a 7 mile meandering float on the western highland rim. There are various outfitters present in this locality who can provide with canoe rentals. You can also come with your own canoe to avoid rental costs. The outfitters will also help you with information relating to all activities.

If you are seeking rental boats, make sure to select a boat of your choice but of quality. The outfitters should offer you paddles and life saver jackets for safety on the waters. If you have any concerns such as your safety and paddling skills, question the outfitters for guidance. If you are beginner it is advisable to go with a friend expert to help you. Choose a comfortable and easy to handle boat. It can be a one seater, a three seater or even a five seater.

While on the waterway, you can engage in fishing activities. There are various fish types present in the waters. You will find the crappie, bluegill, catfish, bream; the small and large mouth bass just but to mention a few. There are also other game fish. Depending on what fishing type you love, you can actively go for fly fishing and spin casting.

You can also engage in birding on the beautiful sceneries of this waterway. The waterway has various resident waders namely; green heron, belted kingfishers and prothonotary warblers among others. You can also observe some American goldfinch and field sparrow from the Gosset tract. The songbirds are also common in summer as they feed on insects that always come here in plenty due to the many flowers present.

Hikers will have a great hiking environment here. The tranquility and solitude of the lush forests and river meanders provides a perfect hiking ground. There are easy and difficult trails that will offer challenges to hikers. The trails have interpretive signs to offer direction. Grand bluffs are also available here.

This site is the ultimate place to bring your family and friends. They can enjoy the scenic beauty as well as engage in numerous activities. Call the various information guide providers to offer you specifics relating to charges so that you can plan you can plan your tour.




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