Rainbow River – February 27, 2020

Approaching the head spring

Another spring run on our out-of-state visitor’s list was the Rainbow River so we arranged to meet up in Dunnellon on Thursday.  After almost a week of rain it was great to see the sunshine.  It was chilly (40s and 50s) and windy, but I knew the sunshine would bring out the turtles, gators and… Continue reading Rainbow River – February 27, 2020

Silver River – February 25, 2020

Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) surfacing to breathe

It was back to the Silver on Tuesday for the what?, fourth time?, this month.  An out-of-state member of one of the Facebook kayaker forums is in town for a week and expressed an interest in paddling the Silver with other members so I volunteered to meet her and volunteered a friend to provide her… Continue reading Silver River – February 25, 2020