Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: PrimitiveTim on April 02, 2014, 12:33:57 am
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Did a kayaking trip down the St. Johns River from 520 to 46 (roughly 35 mi). This was a 3 day trip and quite the adventure. Here are a few photos along with some narrative.
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1 of over 200 alligators seen
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Just across the river from Tosohatchee
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Met this guy, Jim. He was heading to Jacksonville from 520
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A huge forest fire out on the floodplain
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climbed a cypress tree to see what was in it. Found a snake (yellow ratsnake) and a pair of sleep coons.
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BIG FIRE!
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somewhere between 46 and 50 there was another shack
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Found this snapping turtle digging in the mud, presumably for mussels
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All in all it was a great trip. Me and another kayak tour guide did this and we'll be guiding through this portion of the river next week.
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Very cool man, thanks for sharing!
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Looks like a great trip. Catch any fish?
Patrick
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Looked like fun.
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You should have petted the Coons they would have probably liked that. >:D
Grady
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I was hoping for a video Tim. :(. Great pics though. Looks like fun
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+ 1 on the video. But I agree pics were great keep it up Tim. Hugh
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Thanks guys. I guide kayak tours and me and another guide were actually exploring a new route for an event called Expedition Brevard where our county hosts a bunch of outdoor activities. Kayaking this stretch of this river will be one of the activities folks can sign up for so he and I will be guiding it next week. I'll film the trip then. I do regret bringing my camera gear but it was nice to relax and not worry about filming stuff the whole time. I fished very little and didn't catch anything. I did get really close to the coons and one sleepily moved away but they didn't seem to care that I was up in the tree with them like 5 feet away.
I hope the trip next week is as adventurous. I told my boss to advertise to young single fit women. It's a key demographic. lol >:D