After a great inaugural trip down the Suwannee River in late March, Paddle Florida is doing it again in November.
This November week on the Suwannee (8th through the 15th) will start farther upriver at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs and finish in Branford. As many as 200 paddlers will be "going with the flow," averaging 13 miles per day and camping at riverside parks along the way.
More information about the March trip -- and of course the upcoming November trip -- is at the website (www.paddleflorida.org), At the same site there is also a first-person account of the trip by a Florida Bicycle Association Messenger newsletter reporter (happens to be me, but I've tried to be objective -- really).
This blog, the newly created forum and the Paddle Florida website are three places you can go to keep up-to-date on Paddle Florida and its participants, and share or request information about your paddling and touring passions. I hope you will take advantage.
Meanwhile, dust the cobwebs and scrape the barnacles off your boat and get ready for Paddle Florida this November.
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Yes, the inaugural Paddle Florida was a great experience, for me anyway. It was a joy to watch over 150 people, tentative at first, summon their pioneering spirits and coagulate into a true community this past March. We are planning for similar success in November.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things we discovered on the first event was that we must limit the trip to 200 people.
The video, about which many of you have inquired, will be available to order in the middle of July. We may have some other announcements concerning our web presence So stay tuned to the Paddle Florida website and this blog.
And always remember . . . go with the flow!
From a first-timer staffer, Paddle Florida kindles a spirit for water travel, nature study and pure people pleasures. The paddlers contributed personalities and fire-side stories that alone were worth the trip. My first experience on the Suwannee connected me to North Florida in a way that water travelers have always known. It's a must do trip.
ReplyDeleteTommy and I had a wonderful time on the inaugural. The State of Fla. has done a great job on the Suwannee River Trail. We can hardly wait until Nov to do it some more. Connie Hollis
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