Wekiva River
After nearly soiling myself passing a very large gator at close range on the Econlockhatchee, I decided something more leisurely and sedate was in order, so I headed for Wekiwa Springs State Park to paddle the Wekiva River. The springs…
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Econlockhatchee River (lower) — Failed Trip
The Econ has not been kind to me this week. After failing earlier in an attempt to paddle the upper stretch, I returned this morning for the lower segment, which is 11-miles and runs from Snow Hill Road to State…
Moss Park – Lake Hart
After my failure at paddling the upper Econ this morning, I moved on to Moss Park and Lake Hart. Moss Park is in South Orange County, situated between Lake Hart (to the west) and Lake Mary Jane (to the east). …
Econlockhatchee River (upper) — Failed Trip
If the trip was a failure, why am I posting it? In fact, if it can’t be called a trip at all, with barely twenty minutes on the water, why am I posting it? Well, here’s what happened and why.…
Econlockhatchee River (middle)
Today’s activities started as a trip to the dog park with the furry family members. If you’re in Central Florida with a dog, Fleet Peeple’s Park in Winter Park is where to go. This is a huge off-leash park with…
North Tampa Bay
This is actually a trip I took last summer (2007) and it wasn’t even a real paddling trip. I was going to be in Tampa for a week to attend technical training, so I threw the boat on top of…
Introduction
This site was born out of my frustration with being unable to find paddling sites that provided all the information I’d like to have about a new destination. For instance, I’ve never seen a description of taking out at Wekiva…