I think I found my home base for wilderness exploring this month.  It meets all my immediate needs.

The Noxubee refuge is close enough to me that the commute for early morning hikes and afternoon kayaking won’t kill my gas budget.  Honestly, it would be worth every penny if it were a 3 hour drive away though.

There’s a variety of things to do.  They have trails to hike, lakes to fish, and rivers and creeks to kayak.  Several boardwalks and overlook stations make it a great place for wildlife photography also.  I understand there is a good sized alligator population, so I’ll have my camera at the ready.

Information on kayaking the Noxubee River, which runs right through the refuge, is a little scarce though.  Around here any body of water you can’t traverse with a standard aluminum boat is usually ignored.

You don’t see many kayaks on the tops of vehicles either.  Maybe I can lay the groundwork for the “kayak the Noxubee” movement.

I did a good bit of scouting around the refuge today and put some more pictures in this gallery if you want to take a look.

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