Rainbow River – December 8, 2018

Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio troilus)

I led two trips on the Rainbow River this week, a week-day paddle on Wednesday and a paddle for weekenders on Saturday.  Since the paddles were so similar I’ve combined them into one post.  We met up at K.P. Hole County Park at 9 am and after unloading the kayaks we drove most of the… Continue reading Rainbow River – December 8, 2018

Withlacoochee River South – November 28, 2018

A bit of fall color on the Withlacoochee

A paddling friend had never done the Rainbow River south of Blue Run/CR 484 ramp and I had never done the Withlacoochee River west of Dunnellon, so we decided to combine the two and sketched out a paddle from Blue Run to the Dessie Smith Prescott Memorial Inglis Dam Recreation Area.  However, not all plans… Continue reading Withlacoochee River South – November 28, 2018