Went on an overnight trip to Reelfoot State Park in the Northwest corner of Tennessee on Sunday. It was not the trip i thought it was going to be. Reelfoot lake is this shallow, beautiful, hole in the ground in the middle of nowhere. I love it. I also go lost trying to find my campground 3 times. not a lot of signs and no good addresses mean that most of the people there are either locals or have a tour guide. I really wanted to rent a kayak and explore the lake but there’s not place to do that. There are guided tours and probably could’ve stopped at Robbie’s(a local there) house and for $20 he probably would’ve let me borrow his boat. So i finally found the camp ground and saw how beautiful the lake and Cyprus trees are from our campground(picture 4). I needed a different perspective than from behind the trees looking out and i didn’t have a boat so it was time to get in the water. Waded out 50 yards almost up to my neck to get the sunset and side view of the trees. had an awesome time. got back to camp, pulled the leaches off me, swatted some mosquitoes, and took a hot shower in the provided camp showers(that was nice). We cooked some potato soup on the propane stove and sat around a fire long into the night. One of the best things about being out there is the stars. You can clearly see the Milky Way and stars and planets that you never knew existed. I wish i had taken a picture of it but i was too in the moment to pull out my camera. The next day we went to talk to the park rangers about where we could go hiking. They told us about the best secret hiking trail and lookout in the park. I took us on the wrong trail and we both ended up eaten by mosquitoes and poison ivy all over us. Sometimes you make mistakes. Rule number 2- It Happens.
I will definitely be heading back there with a kayak to do more exploring of the lake. There are so many cool places that are only accessible by boat. Anyone want to let me borrow their kayak?
