A river seems a magic thing. A magic, moving, living part of the very earth itself.
Laura Gilpin
I imagine I should no longer consider myself a novice kayaker, as I have been paddling Florida rivers for over ten years and have paddled over fifty rivers to date. I set a goal way back when to paddle all the Florida rivers, and this blog was my way of tracking my progress. Although paddling all rivers may be impossible for more reasons than one, it sure has been fun trying!
Strangely, I don’t own a kayak; I live in a condo with no place to store one. However, I have managed by using the outfitters along the rivers. I don’t know what I would have done without them! I have tried to include current outfitter information in all my posts.
A preview of my posts…
Five Days on the Georgia AT
I spent six nights at Above the Clouds Hostel as part of one of their group slackpacking trips, arriving the afternoon of September 23, and greeted by Nimrod’s heavenly-smelling kitchen. (Nimrod made fresh bread everyday.) As stated in my earlier post, the group was small and intimate with only one other person, Robyn, a nurse […]
Slackpacking the Georgia Appalachian Trail (09/23/22)
Woo-hoo! I escaped the heat and humidity (and Hurricane Ian) of South Florida early Friday morning, and I arrived at Above the Clouds Hostel in Suches, Georgia, early in the afternoon. My flight took me to Atlanta where I jumped on the MARTA train to North Springs. Here, Lucky, owner of Above the Clouds, picked […]
Countdown to Retirement!
“You’ll be bored.” “You’ll be back to work in no time.” “What will you do to keep busy?” I have begun my countdown to retirement! Five months to go from today—and these are the questions and comments I get. I am excited—and scared! However, I will never be bored. So, what will I do? In […]
Footprints and Ripples 