Wednesday’s paddle combined delightful weather, very high water levels, great company and having the water to ourselves – pretty damn special – and, of course, topped off with an excellent lunch at Julington Creek Fish…
By Peter Clayton Weather-wise we had a spectacular day for our paddle and we were able to pull out at Wicked Barley’s beach for lunch which we enjoyed outside. Our start was delayed a little…
By Peter Clayton We enjoyed a delightful start to the 2024-25 kayak season on one of our favorite creeks. Cloud cover and a light breeze made for excellent conditions. We had lots of company as…
By Peter Clayton Our “off season” exception – paddling in mid-summer – for Six Mile Creek was due to the reopening of Outback Crab Shack (OCS) last week. Nine of us took advantage of a…
By Peter Clayton Haw during Spring/Summer is definitely one of our most beautiful paddles. It’s all natural and the trees, especially cypress and live oak, are magnificent. Bud, Chris, Steve M., John S. and I…
By Peter Clayton Wednesday was a series of “firsts”: 1) we only had three paddlers – the smallest number ever; 2) we launched from Camp Chawenwaw County Park on the west side of US 17…
By Peter Clayton Paddling the Ocklawaha from Rodman Dam to the US 19 bridge always provides a highlight and it happened again Wednesday – we saw our first manatee in the river – a large…
By Peter Clayton On Wednesday, eight of us paddled Goodby – a truly urban adventure. Located in SW Jacksonville, Goodby Creek flows into the St. Johns near the intersection of San Jose Blvd. and Baymeadows…
By Peter Clayton Our three days in Madison couldn’t have provided better weather – sunny, with mild temps and light winds. The river was running strong with a 2+ mph current and high enough that…
By Peter Clayton Six of us enjoyed bright skies and reasonable temps Thursday during the 3.5 mile paddle on Julington Creek from Palmetto Leaves County Park to Clark’s Fish Camp. What we didn’t enjoy were…
By Peter Clayton The weather for the Oklawaha outing was as predicted – mostly cloudy with temps in the 60s and no rain. Ten of us were in the water at Rodman Dam by 9:35…
By Peter Clayton In the 15 years the MCK has been paddling, Wednesday’s outing was among the best as the cool temps limited the people on the water (we saw about 10) while bringing the…
By Peter Clayton In 2017, four of us paddled 9 miles from Knight’s Landing in Jennings State Forest to the Middleburg city boat ramp – the first four miles were memorable as the water was…
By Peter Clayton We did this paddle last Spring so the change of season was definitely noticeable – see photos. The weather was crisp with a 15 mph wind from the NW – all were…
By Peter Clayton Our first overnight of the season provided a little bit of everything from cool weather to bright sunshine, a mermaid to manatees, deer to bald eagles and some good Latin food to…
By Peter Clayton Thursday was truly spectacular on Haw Creek, with blue skies, no wind, ideal temps, high water and no weed clogging thanks to the Corps of Engineers spraying. The bird life cooperated as…
By Peter Clayton Today’s paddle was different from any before it – on the plus side: a creek with nice width and bends, pleasant homes, some lovely old growth trees, especially cypress which were changing…
By Peter Clayton We had another urban paddle with surprises on Wednesday. Our launch was from the northern edge of Tilly Fowler Regional Park which is off Roosevelt Blvd. opposite the Jacksonville Naval Air Station…
By Peter Clayton The ’23-24 Marsh Creek Kayak season officially got under way today with near perfect weather, two new paddlers and a new rest stop on Trout Creek. Eleven of us participated with Gus…
By Peter Clayton Even with good research, you’re never quite sure about a new paddle until you’ve done it – the four of us who did Goodby’s Creek this week would all return. Goodby’s is…