Kayak Canoe Alabama

Monday, January 23, 2006

Wakulla River, St Marks, FL

Saturday, January 21, 2006 brint.adams@us.army.mil

Linda and I drove over to the Wakulla Springs State Park today for a relaxing weekend and a little racing. Once on I-10, go to exit 196 in Tallahassee and go south on Hwy 263 for about 10 miles, turn left on Hwy 61 and left on Hwy 267 to the entrance of the park. The lodge is an old mansion overlooking the magnificent springs and is fantastic. They have great old-style rooms and excellent food in their dining room. We took the one hour safari boat ride around the springs and were amazed at the abundance and variety of birds, gators, turtles and snakes. It was like a zoo where the animals all posed for photos as our boat paused right next to them.

Later in the afternoon, Roland and I set off for St Marks and the San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park, which dates back to 1528 when found by Spanish explorers. Once we found it, we put in and set off on a little warmup exploratory paddle to get ready for the race the next morning. We turned up the Wakulla River, past the yacht club and towards the Hwy 98 bridge. We turned around after paddling two miles and returned in a total time of 41:58 at 5.7 mph over the 4 mile course.

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