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Much to the dismay of David Brower.

Florida has a lot of natural lakes and many of the spring fed rivers are not dammed. Fisheating Creek is not dammed but only because angry citizens objected. The further south you do, the more dams and other impediments impair water flow.

It sounds fantastic. Thanks for posting and I look forward to more.

I forgot to mention there are two magical scenes where their canoes wer surrounded by beluga whales, dozens and dozens of them boiling the water.

I just finished River of Fire: Conflict and Survival on the Seal River by Hap Wilson. It wasn't exactly what I expected. He takes almost of the first half of the book to cover preparation and history. Then begins the river trip report. There are problems from the beginning, even before the...

Lac du Poéte The Disney ride spit me out and into Lac de Poéte with a middling sized bay to the right. This was the very first place I recognized from my trips 30 years ago. Back then, lower water levels made this a muddy backwater, but at the time we were tired and it was the best we could do...

Sounds truly delightful. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent. Looking forward to the next day.

Great photos. Looks like a beautiful place. Thanks for posting.

Welcome!

I didn’t know that was a rule/law. I wonder what other violations I’ve unwittingly committed.

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I used to use wool, but got talked into the polypro stuff, stays warm when wet, dries quickly, lighter weight. So this information about wool and fire is new to me and worth consideration.

Im not night paddling anymore, but when I did, I just carried a flashlight. There were usually no boats where I was paddling. When I heard a motor, I’d pull aside and shine the flashlight. I can’t remember more than one or two times this happened.

You’ve been such a blessing in my life and provided me with so much encouragement. I’m sorry about your declining health and applaud the courage that has brought you this far.