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RE: SCHUTZE, TRINITY, LAKES

Yeah, Jim, seriously. The river runs roughly west to east, near downtown (really more northwest to southeast). The easternmost lake sits 20 feet higher than the river. It drains west, into a lake that sits 17 feet higher than the river. That lake, in turn, flows into the river (the whitewater course for kyaks takes advantage of that elevation change). Then, yes, you're back on the river and headed east (roughly) again.

Unsafe for human contact? Please tell me what that means, exactly. Because last time I canoed on the Trinity, I made contact. I didn't swim in the damn thing. But I sure got wet. Here's a picture. Note the pickup truck in the middle of the river. Kinda funny. But, then, the Trinity Project will return the river to a more natural, sinuous path, so that pickup won't be there when you and I are paddling together, Jim. (The river was stupidly straightened in response to the 1908 flood.)

Tim Rogers · September 28, 2006 09:41 AM