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Canoe and Trail Adventures
Canoe & Trail is the most experienced guide service in Louisiana. For over 40 years Canoe & Trail has guided thousands into the outdoors. Our guides have explored all around the Louisiana wetlands, through many wilderness areas in Mississippi and even led out of state adventures from Texas to Colorado. We have taught classes on wilderness skills for camping, backpacking, and canoeing. Our guides are trained and experience in paddling safety, local history, and the ecology in our area.

History of Canoe & Trail Adventures We began with the establishment of the Canoe and Trail Shop on New Orleans's Bayou St. John in the early 1970s. Opened by Byron Almquist the store was a specialty shop for the retail of canoes, paddling accessories, quality outdoor camping equipment, functional clothing, and maps and books. To promote the sale of such equipment, an outing program gradually developed. The store after 15 years in existence closed in 1988 but the outings program continues to this day.

For the local and visiting outdoor community, a wide selection of outings are offered.

Destinations locally are Moonlight Paddles to the Manchac Wetlands north of Laplace and to Cane Bayou in Mandeville, La. Weekend trips include canoeing/wilderness camping trips to such streams as the Bogue Chitto River and Black Creek. During the cooler months, there are weekend backpacks on national forest trails such as Black Creek and the Wild Azalea Trail.

Out of state destinations for canoeing in past years have included the Ozark streams in Missouri, Blackwater River in Florida, Buffalo River in Arkansas, Allagash River in Maine, Everglades National Park's Ten Thousand Islands, and the Rio Grande in Texas. For the backpackers, there have been in recent years backpacks to the Tetons and Wind River Mountains in Wyoming, Yosemite National Park in California, Grand Canyon in Arizona, Smokies in North Carolina, and in Canada - Jasper and Banff National Park.

Besides the outings for the public, there are numerous outings for schools, youth groups such as the scouts and indian guides, groups of friends and relatives, businesses and clubs. These can be one day or week long adventures.

There is also a series of wilderness skills weekends - either map and compass in Homochitto National Forest or river skills on the Bogue Chitto river. These are intensive days to learn how to navigate cross country or to paddle with competence on a river.

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