Tomoka River Paddle
By Peter Clayton Last week’s paddle proved to be a big success in many respects – we’ll be re-visiting the Tomoka soon. Eleven of us headed south taking about 45 minutes to reach our put-in…
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Marsh Creek’s Ned Skinner and a Colorado Rescue
Editor’s Note: Ned Skinner is an experienced outdoors man, and a member of the Marsh Creek Kayakers. Last October, near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, he and a friend were in the right place at the right…
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Haw Creek Paddle
By Peter Clayton We were in the water by 9:20 and out by 11:40 – never did we see the sun – so much for “partly cloudy”! It was in the high 40s when we…
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The Silver Creek Kayak Trip
By Peter Clayton These write-ups were always secondary to the photos and Stan’s latest just emphasize that – soon National Geographic will want to join to see them. We had excellent weather although the wind…
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A Wildlife Paddle on Lake Disston
Editor’s Note: Do not miss Stan Hills’s terrific photos below! By Mike Sprinkle We had 4 kayakers paddle the beautiful Lake Disston today, Max, Stan, Marty and Mike. Marty was the only one who had…
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The Julington Creek Paddle
By Peter Clayton Julington Creek is a surprisingly diverse paddle with a couple of distance options. The launch site is a small but nice county park with rest rooms, picnic tables, plenty of parking and…
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Kayaks on the Matanzas
By Peter Clayton Once again, the stars aligned for kayaking, as twelve of us enjoyed spectacular weather and a high tide to see our town from a different perspective – the river. There weren’t any…
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Paddling the Ocklawhala
By Peter Clayton We were blessed by warm weather with a light breeze and the “Ock” rewarded us with a fabulous outing. There was no one else on the water and the combination of quiet…
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Paddling Trout Creek
By Peter Clayton Six Mile Creek’s launch area and parking lot is currently the site of major construction activity as the new Outback Crab Shack restaurant building is being elevated to meet permitting requirements –…
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Kayaking to Mud Springs
By Peter Clayton The usual MCK good fortune with weather, etc. held in spades today as eight of us enjoyed a very special experience. This was our first outing on the St. Johns and first…
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Paddle Down Deep Creek
By Peter Clayton An old favorite gave us another great experience today while christening one of our new members – Max Kiefer earned his initial “Dunk Club” sticker while trying to lean back to get…
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The Trout Creek Trek
By Peter Clayton What began as a rather chilly – 49 degrees – outing paddling into the wind, ended in glorious sunshine with the wind pushing us gently home. By 9:30, eight bundled-up kayakers were…
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Paddling Salt Run
By Peter Clayton The weather gods were with us today: overcast – high 70s- low 80s – no rain and a light breeze from the east which no appreciable difference and the 10:58 high tide…
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Paddling Deep Creek
By Peter Clayton Deep Creek has long been a favorite of our group because it’s close, the surroundings are pristine and it offers several paddling options. On Wednesday, we enjoyed a downstream out-and-back from the…
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A Jaunt down Julington Creek
By Peter Clayton Five of us enjoyed delightful weather Wednesday morning, launching onto Big Davis Creek at 9:05 for a one and a half hour paddle during which we saw no other boaters, only a…
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Kayaking Six Mile Creek
By Peter Clayton The 2022-23 paddling season started in great style today. Clyde was back as good as ever – enjoyed perfect weather – welcomed Stan Hill to his initial outing – saw the barred…
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Paddling Silver River
By Peter Clayton Four of us enjoyed the unparalleled beauty of Silver River in surprisingly pleasant temps with a slight breeze and mostly cloudy conditions. Never have we seen so many wood ducks, none of…
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Vilano to The Ancient City Paddle
By Theo Helms Todays paddle from the Vilano boat ramp to the Ancient City gave me a chance to get a few good photos of a Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, an Osprey, and a…
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Paddling Haws Creek (again)
By Peter Clayton Eight of us enjoyed near perfect conditions, and, for the second consecutive week welcomed a newcomer – Greg Burke. We were in the water by 9:30 heading upstream with a rest stop…
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The Six Mile Paddle
By Peter Clayton Four years is a long time to wait between paddles but Six Mile made it worthwhile. As noted earlier, the improvements to the dock and ramp were amazing – while narrow, the…
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