Canoe Outpost to Holton Creek River Camp. With a detour to Suwannee Springs
9:28 AM. loaded with 4 days and 3 nights of supplies, I set out from the Canoe Outpost at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. My Thanksgiving night destination was the Holton Creek River Camp, a short 7.4 miles down the Suwannee River. So, I paddled up River, first.
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The TreeHouse at Spirit of the Suwannee
Limestone banks
Sugar Creek
My up River destination. Suwannee Springs
A resort in the late 19th Century
I wanted to take a dip in the sulphur spring, but it is closed.
So I took a short walk to an abandoned bridge
Old changing rooms?
A better view of the Tree House. Available to rent.
Back to where I started. A 2.4 mile detour
Old bridge pilings
Videos are out of order. Which happens when you take pictures and videos with 2 cameras, and a phone. The latter which does no tlink to my laptop. So, it is a tedious process to add them to this Tale.
Lots of little springs
Wildlife was hard to find. A eastern phoebe.
The scenic banks, alternating from high limestone banks, to sandy slopes are what give the Suwannee its allure.
Florida Trail hiker filling his water bottle from a spring
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Wildlife!
Rained hard for a while
No kayaks or canoes at Holton Creek Camp!
3 of the 5 shelters were occupied. Florida Trail hikers have access to the camp from land.
A wheelbarrow is provided to tote your gear.
Where I was, and where I was headed.
I was in a handicap shelter. The only one with a standup grill. I had lots of matches, but the flint on the boxes were shot. Luckily, being in the handicapped shelter, I was close to the bathroom. So I could ask a nice hiker for a light as she walked by,
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