Chipola River, Batzell Springs, Madison Blue Spring, Santa Fe River, Rum, Blue, Naked Spring, and more

Madison Blue Spring  8919

Kayak/Canoe launch at Florida Caverns State Park, on the Chipola River.

Frances leads the way

 Batzell Springs

Or Bosel, or Bazel, or....

 Landed at 12:25

The Chipola, like the Santa Fe, goes underground.

 Madison Blue Spring

 I think this was my first visit

Relatively new as a State Park, as evidenced by the trailer

 Next stop, Santa Fe River

Launch at Rum Springs

Across the Santa Fe River and up Gilchirst Blue Run

Blue Spring

Not wanting to pay the high $10 entry fee at this privately run park, I anchored the kayak and snorkeled into Blue Spring

 And then, Naked Spring Run

 Naked Spring

Back in the kayak

Spring up the Santa Fe from Rum Island Spring

Leaving Rum Island Park at 7:20.  I had a pretty good day.