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Title: Some Florida Paddling Post by Mad_Mat on Mar 15th, 2024 at 9:45pm
Still Hard Water Season for the most part, but not in Florida
I did do a trip in CO on March 10th though. couple of google doc trip reports - I spent a couple of months there - maybe boring, but lots of pictures Withlacoochee River (You need to Login or Register Other trips - mostly day-trips (You need to Login or Register |
Title: Re: Some Florida Paddling Post by Jimbo on Mar 16th, 2024 at 12:04pm
No, not hard water season down here.
A week or so back, we paddled in the St. John River/Dunn's Creek/ Crescent Lake area. See: (You need to Login or Register We saw a big gator swimming across the creek and a few smaller ones sunning themselves on the banks. Lots of birds you'll never see up north. It was a fun paddle & we had a good time. Got to be careful around those gators, though. Just last week a 9 footer decided that a guy (fishing from the shore of a small lake in county where I live) looked like dinner. Bystanders managed to fight the critter off and the guy was airlifted to the hospital. He survived. See: (You need to Login or Register The very next day - a good distance to the south down in the Everglades - a large crocodile had the very same idea. He went after a 68 year-old guy whose sailboat had turned over. See: (You need to Login or Register; A month back, I was down there myself. While I did not witness this, it happened the very day I was there: (You need to Login or Register Gators & crocodiles are the real deal down here, so beware when you head out for that leisurely paddle! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: Some Florida Paddling Post by solotripper on Mar 16th, 2024 at 2:31pm |
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