Paddling the North Fork of Black Creek
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…
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The Durbin Creek Paddle
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…
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Paddling Down the High and Ickeutucknee Springs
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…
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The Haw Creek Paddle
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…
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The Fishing Creek Paddle
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…
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Kayaking the Ortega River
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…
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Trout Creek Kayak Kicks Off New Season
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…
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Goodby Creek Paddle
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…
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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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