Dave's Yak Tales

Cedar Key Sunset

Monday, August 19, 2013

Juniper/Creek,and,Silver/Glen/Spring

Monday,last/day/of/an/extended/Ocala/National/Forest,weekend.
MillDamLake,sunrise.7:01.




Inside/the"cabin"


Narrow/hall.//The/central/AC/unit/is/not/connected.//2/window/units/kept/it/cool.


I/checked/out/by/leaving/the/key/on/the/kitchen/counter/as/no/one/was/in/the/office.
Headed/to/the/Juniper/Springs/Recreation/Area.//Saw/a/scrub/jay/on/the/Park/road.
Paid/the/entry/fee,told/I/was/the/first/visitor/of/the/day.//Asked/if/any/trees/were/down.
"You/will/have/to/get/out/twice"///I/asked/for/my/money/back,and/headed/to/PlanB.
 Paddle/upstream/from/the/Juniper/Wayside.9:45/launch.
 Is/that/an/alligator/on/the/bank?
Um-hm
Red-shouldered-hawk

 Sweetwater/Springs/entrance.//The/gator/was/further/up/the/Creek.


Falls/of/Juniper
 10:30.Turned/back









 Landed/at/11:18.
A/short/paddle.
At/Silver/Glen/Springs,11:43

Mullet
 Mo'mullet,and,bass






Needlefish




 Lunker





Shell/mound
 A/male/cardinal/proved/elusive
 Nuts/on/the/trail..may/mean/a/bumper/bear/crop

 Turned/back/when/the/Lake/George/Trail/got/wet.


"Natural Well"spring.
 Spring/Boils/Trail




boils



The/Forest/is/multi use.///Headed/home/at1:30.///Able/to/start/composing/the/weekend's
Tales,before/going/to/work/at/5/
For/four/hours.///Work4/hours/Saturday,which/is/tomorrow,already.
Then,back/in/the/kayak.

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