Florida Keys
With a new car that gets much better mileage than my V8 Mountainer (even if a 16’ boat on 14’ Prius does look a bit silly), I can now worry more about where I want to paddle than how much…
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Saint Joseph Sound Spoil Islands
December in Florida. On the water at 11:30, clear blue skies and 72-degrees. This was a trip to visit the spoil islands in Saint Joseph Sound to pick one for camping in a few weeks. Spoil islands are the result…
Things I Want to Do
This is the Florida-list of paddles I want to do and doesn’t include U.S. or world trips. 7-Mile Bridge I’ve always found it a bit strange that for all the time I’ve spent in the Keys I’ve never paddled 7-Mile…
Honeymoon Island
I had a bit of a later start than I planned this morning, due mostly to a muttered “oh, hell, no” and slap at the alarm clock around 0-dark-thirty. Once up, though, I loaded the car and hit the road…
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…
Florida Circumnavigational Paddling Trail
Twenty-six segments of multi-day paddling to completely circumnavigate Florida from the Panhandle to the Georgia border … what more can I say? Official State Site Florida Paddling Trails Association (the volunteer stewards of the trail)
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…