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adventure<br />
Paddling south toward Pelican Bay.<br />
PADDLING<br />
THE ROCKY POINT<br />
CANOE TRAIL<br />
written and photographed by Juliet Grable<br />
THE SKY SEEMS TWICE AS BIG in Rocky Point, especially from a kayak.<br />
Mirrored clouds framed by marsh grasses expand from the horizon in both<br />
directions, obliterating such petty human concerns as unanswered emails.<br />
A trip on the Rocky Point Canoe Trail is an adventure of the gentle variety,<br />
one that offers up its treasures to those willing to slow to a paddler’s pace.<br />
The canoe trail is a signed route<br />
through 9½ miles of creeks and sloughs<br />
buffering the west side of Upper<br />
Klamath Lake northwest of Klamath<br />
Falls. You can access the trail from<br />
either the Rocky Point or Malone<br />
Springs boat launch.<br />
If you’re into birds, bring binoculars.<br />
Before you even dip an oar into the<br />
water, you’re likely to hear the hard<br />
chatter of a kingfisher or the trill of a<br />
red-winged blackbird calling from the<br />
tules. Even novices will have no trouble<br />
spotting egrets and herons, grebes,<br />
white pelicans, osprey and other<br />
raptors. The bald eagles are downright<br />
nonchalant, just as likely to watch you<br />
from a close perch as fly away.<br />
Launching from Rocky Point, you<br />
can head north on Recreation Creek,<br />
past Rocky Point Resort, or turn south<br />
and follow the eastern shore<br />
of Pelican Bay until you find<br />
the entrance to Crystal Creek.<br />
106 <strong>1859</strong> OREGON’S MAGAZINE NOVEMBER | DECEMBER <strong>2017</strong>
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