CADDO LAKE

Soggy Bottom Tour

Provided by the

Heard Natural Science Museum

October 27-30, 2011

Registration deadline:
September 27, 2011

Considered one of the most photogenic and scenic spots in Texas (& Louisiana), Caddo Lake is a place of awe inspiring beauty!  The only “natural” lake in the state, this lake's murky shallow water is filled with magnificent cypress trees draped with eerie Spanish moss. This swampy ecosystem is home to a myriad of unique wildlife, including alligators, gar, huge turtles, and colorful birds like the giant Pileated Woodpecker and the delightful Prothonotary Warbler.  In the fall, the cypress trees turn a vivid yellow and the sweetgums become filled with bright hues of red and gold. 

Itinerary

 Thursday:

   Leave Heard Museum 9:00 and arrive Caddo before 12:00

   Picnic Lunch

   Afternoon to Evening Canoe Paddle

   Steak Dinner grilled at cabins

Friday:

   Breakfast 7:00 – 8:00  Shady Glade Restaurant

   Outback Tours in groups of 4 (1 ½ hrs. each) while others paddle

      around cabins.                  

   Lunch  12:00 – 12:30

   Visit new Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge

   Afternoon Shopping/Exploring Historic Jefferson

   Dinner at a Jefferson restaurant 

Saturday:

  Breakfast 7:00 – 8:00  Shady Glade Restaurant

   Canoe Trip led by Heard

   Lunch on water – return early P.M.

   Late afternoon (4:00) - Graceful Ghost Steamboat Tour     

   Catfish Dinner

Sunday:

   Breakfast 7:00 – 8:00  Shady Glade Restaurant

   Visit old country Store on return to Dallas/McKinney

   Arrive Heard Museum around noon.

Members             $950       Double occupancy
                               $1,150    Private

Non-Members    $1,050   Double occupancy
                               $1,250    Private              

To register, contact:

Roger Sanderson

rsanderson@heardmuseum.org

The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary reserves the right to cancel the trip if they don’t meet their minimum participant requirement.