Texas Kayaking Hickory Creek Lake Lewisville

[@slavazavalin]

Thank you, Cliff! Kayaking lake Lewisville and Hickory creek is one of my favorite routes to go. Last Sunday my son and I found large alligator slide in one of the Hickory creek coves. I know that in general, Denton county has a known population for alligators, especially lake Lewisville, but observing it by yourself is pretty thrilling and reminds that everyone should be extra careful by the shore line and follow the 30 foot distance rule.

[@KayakCliff]

Thanks for watching and commenting Slava! Wow, that is exciting to see an alligator on lake Lewisville. I have always heard of their presence, but have yet to see any alligators up here in North Texas. You are right, just give them space and they will leave you alone. Safe adventuring out there!

[@EricosterWo3]

Great Editing! love the narrating and map routes. You got some great talent here!

[@matthewheinecke2621]

Hit the first spot at Old Alton Bridge today. Thanks for posting!

[@KayakCliff]

Thanks for watching! That is a fun paddle. Safe adventuring!

[@tenbears2335]

Great video. I recently moved to this area. I had no idea the history behind that bridge. Good stuff!

[@KayakCliff]

Hey Ten Bears - Thanks for watching and commenting! Welcome to the area and safe adventuring!

[@ColonelEmoHunter]

Cliff, this was a great video. I appreciate the local history lesson as well. I've always wanted to Kayak, but had some traumatic experiences in the water at a young age, and have always been discouraged to get paddling. This video is helping me move forward.

[@KayakCliff]

Hello Colonel - Thanks for watching and thank you for your comments! Hopefully I will see you out on the water kayaking sometime soon! I would suggest a light and easy to carry transport kayak that is super stable! Lately, I have fallen in Love with inflatables. They perform very well and are extremely safe, dependable and durable! Check out SeaEagle kayaks. Here are two I would recommend for superior durability, stability & transportability! Sea Eagle: 393RL Razorlite Kayak: www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=cl&merchant_id=b17adfb1-22f8-4d8e-8fc9-cd8d332fb595&website_id=1eefcf3c-ec45-4710-b3f3-8d35d8aabf98&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seaeagle.com%2FRazorLite%2F393rl FastTrack: www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=cl&merchant_id=b17adfb1-22f8-4d8e-8fc9-cd8d332fb595&website_id=1eefcf3c-ec45-4710-b3f3-8d35d8aabf98&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seaeagle.com%2FFastTrackKayaks%2F385ft Explorer: www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=cl&merchant_id=b17adfb1-22f8-4d8e-8fc9-cd8d332fb595&website_id=1eefcf3c-ec45-4710-b3f3-8d35d8aabf98&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seaeagle.com%2FExplorerKayaks%2F380x

[@travisbehler2206]

Very nice Cliff - great storytelling! Looking forward to seeing your next trip!

[@DontsaveJlaff]

Thank you for introducing me to new water! You’re greatly appreciated!

[@Acreyman]

Pushing to get the whole family kayaks this year and glad to see a pretty big community here as well as a variety of places to go. Great video.

[@KayakCliff]

Thank you and welcome to the world of kayaking!

[@dismaldog]

Nice day trip mate-thanks

[@BigMacBraaap]

Buzzfeed Paranormal flew out to that bridge and made a funny video. 😆

[@KayakCliff]

Oh wow, I need to check that out! Thanks for sharing.

[@ethaneichhorst5800]

Thank you Cliff! Just did this today! It is very cool going under the Village Parkway Bridge!

[@KayakCliff]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and the kind comments!

[@fishcranktexas3896]

Nice video. Enjoyed your narration as well. Before stumbling onto your video, I was wondering about launching a kayak on Hickory Creek at Alton Bridge but didn't know if it was accessible. Thanks for showing me that it is a bit rough but possible!

[@KayakCliff]

You’re welcome. Have fun on your paddle!

[@RGMPhotos]

Thanks for the video. I went out there over Memorial Day weekend and it was great. It was quiet and very scenic with lots of shade. The water was smooth. We only came up on 1 fishing boat.

[@KayakCliff]

That’s great! Glad you had a good time. I have two more N. Texas videos coming. One on Ray Roberts and one up on Texoma! Safe Paddling!

[@Tre78can]

3:50 u can see the men the right hand of the bridge

[@dykesgreg]

Great video as always. You give me great ideas on where to take my kayak!

[@KayakCliff]

Greg Dykes Thanks Greg! Do you live in the flower mound area? Let me know if you are interested and I can let you know when I am kayaking in case you want to join.

[@dykesgreg]

Sure thing, after the weather warms up! You ever kayaked down the Trinity river? I have not but wondering what it wold be like.

[@denisel870]

. I am new to the area and kayaking - this was helpful and I to have wondered where to kayak

[@Joshua-hs6sf]

Fyi- You can also jump off the Old Alton Bridge into the river, as it is plenty deep. That's for the daredevils.

[@georgegretser2178]

Did I miss something - you did an A to B paddle, after putting in at Pilot, how did you get back to your put in?

[@rancidscooter]

You have any kayak videos planned for the eastern side of the metroplex?

[@Tre78can]

You can see the ghost in the video on the bridge look carefully

[@sprabaryfamily]

hi Cliff, thanks for the video. i live in hickory creek and go to the parks often but didnt know about this paddle trail...will be planning a day for my family to do this....which brings me to my question: did you happen to see what was swimming across lake at such a rapid pace (on ur video, north of you at 5 min 28 seconds)? im new at this so just curious to what precautions i should prepare for with a family of 6...other than having the Ghost Busters number handy?

[@KayakCliff]

The Sprabary Family - Thanks Spraybary family for the kind comments! Hey, I checked out the 5:28 mark and I do remember that shot. It was a duck taking off from a position in the water. It takes them awhile to get airborne, so you see them hop or run across the water as they work to get airborne. Leaves a nice visual trail. I remember thinking to myself as I shot that - “I hope this comes out in the video!” Safe paddling! I will have more trail videos in North Texas coming soon!

[@morgenholz]

What types of wildlife do you encounter?

[@KayakCliff]

More than likely, you will not see much. But in this area of the country. I often see deer, fox, coyote, the rare bald eagle, beaver, snakes

[@morgenholz]

@@KayakCliff Thanks, Cliff. I live in the Denton area and I've been thinking of combining kayaking and photography.

[@salayoga2194]

[@KayakCliff]

Thank You 🙏 Sala!

[@vviimanxxx2023]

shouldn't have bottles on the water