A couple cabin pics before heading out the door.
Well, one photo of the interior, one of the expansive porch. Which continues, to the left, in an L shape
Steamboat remains
Confluence, Suwannee River, right, Withlacooche River, left. That would be the Withlacoochee, North. There is a river of the same name in West Central Florida
Confederate earthworks, guarding the confluence
High water left a lot of mud at the Suwannee River State Park boat ramp
I drove to Gibson Park, dropped off the kayak, drove back to Suwannee River State Park.
On my bike at 10:28
Back to Gibson Park, a Hamilton County Facility, at 11:15
On the Suwannee at 11:30
Paddled up River to start
To the Alapaha River Rise. Which, as the name implies is where a portion of the Alapaha River rises out of the ground
Back down River
Alapaha River. The part that does not go underground
A spring
Another spring. Or maybe, a rise.
Spring
Landed at the muddy Suwanee River State Park ramp, at 2:51. It about 7.4 miles from Gibson Park
Made a stop at the La ChuaTrail section of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park on the way home.
The Preserve has wild horses and bison. I saw a herd of marsh rabbits
This was by second. time on the La Chua Trail. The other may have been 17, 18 years ago pre kayaking days. I saw more alligators than I had ever seen, or maybe as many as I saw on the Shark Valley Trail in the Everglades. This time, none.
This is a log.
There is a nice boardwalk, unfortunately, the rest of the trail was flooded.
I did not know this was a northern harrier when I took the pictures.
Watershed map
Everything I know about wildlife comes from kiosks.
Final stop at Boulware Springs. I also visted here that day 17-18 years ago. It serves as a trailhead for the Gainsville-Hawthorne Trail.
The University of Florida was enticed to build its campus in Gainesville because of the fresh water from Boulware Spring.
The spring is not, as far as I know, named for Seminole great, Peter Boulware.
High water left a lot of mud at the Suwannee River State Park boat ramp
I drove to Gibson Park, dropped off the kayak, drove back to Suwannee River State Park.
On my bike at 10:28
Back to Gibson Park, a Hamilton County Facility, at 11:15
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