jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Mar 8, 2014 10:36:08 GMT -5
It is cold down here this morning so i rode around securing kayak launch locations 7 AM  Bridge of coastal plain chert    Old cracker house  Pissed off cracker dogs across the street. So i backed up and went forward 6 times to let them run the about 600 foot fence line  Even the pines are in the water. It's wet season  8 AM, on the river bank. Palmettos carpet  20 feet of water on top of my coral  Pointing to the sky  Again, wet season, water flowing on both sides of the road  Road side sink holes are very common  Couple of oysters and an echinoid  Y'all come back ya heah |
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Post by roy on Mar 8, 2014 10:39:35 GMT -5
nice pictures !
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Mar 8, 2014 10:49:43 GMT -5
Thanks Roy
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Post by gingerkid on Mar 8, 2014 11:36:46 GMT -5
Cracker dogs? ROFL!!
Nice finds, James! Where are you in Florida? Ever find anything (coral) around the Tallahassee/Leon County area?
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Post by jamesp on Mar 8, 2014 18:55:56 GMT -5
Cracker dogs? ROFL!! Nice finds, James! Where are you in Florida? Ever find anything (coral) around the Tallahassee/Leon County area? I am in White Springs about 50 miles south on I-75 of GA Jan. The area is about coral capital of Florida. Uh, the Ecinofina has coral. Panhandle is not famous for it. Most of the clay washed down peninsular Florida to assist in coral development. I can look in my book when I get home. I am thinking there is a river in Leon that has it. But you got to pronounce these Florida Rivers perfectly before i tell you Alafia Alapahoochee Anclote Braden Carrabelle Chassahowitzka Crooked Crystal Dead East East Bay Eau Gallie Econfina Estero Homosassa Hontoon Dead Ichetucknee Imperial Little (Biscayne Bay) Little (Ochlockonee) Little Econlockhatchee Little Manatee Little Wekiva Loxahatchee Manatee Matanzas Miami New (Broward) New (Carabelle) New (Santa Fe) Oleta Pithlachascotee Rainbow Ribault Shark Silver Sopchoppy St. Lucie St. Marks St. Sebastian Steinhatchee Tomoka Trout Waccasassa Wacissa Wakulla Weeki Wachee Wekiva Pithlachascotee  ? |
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Post by Pat on Mar 8, 2014 20:39:24 GMT -5
Your trip photos are always sooo pretty. Thanks for posting. Good looking finds, too.
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Post by gingerkid on Mar 8, 2014 21:07:24 GMT -5
Hey, James! Rick and I have been tubing down the Ichatucknee River a couple of times, and we've been to the Suwannee River. Is that where you are kayaking and searching for coral? Have also been to Wakulla Springs and surrounding sinkholes, such as Cherokee sinks. That's ice cold water!
Grew up in Cairo, Ga, which is 35 miles north of Tallahassee, and lived in Tallahassee with my dad a couple of years.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Mar 8, 2014 21:25:54 GMT -5
Hey, James! Rick and I have been tubing down the Ichatucknee River a couple of times, and we've been to the Suwannee River. Is that where you are kayaking and searching for coral? Have also been to Wakulla Springs and surrounding sinkholes, such as Cherokee sinks. That's ice cold water! Grew up in Cairo, Ga, which is 35 miles north of Tallahassee, and lived in Tallahassee with my dad a couple of years. Cairo syrup. South Georgia is laid back and people speak with a lot of extra syllables. Yes, i use the kayak or a little motor boat. Most of the coral comes from Valdosta on the withlacoochee River. And the next best place is the Sumannee. The Withla is pretty easy, but the Suwannee has little or difficult access points. |
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Post by gingerkid on Mar 8, 2014 21:34:15 GMT -5
What kind of motor do you have on your kayak? Rick has been looking at the electric motors to put on ours. Too funny that you know of the Cairo Syrupmakers. Did you know that our mascot is a syrup pitcher?  |
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Post by bhiatt on Mar 8, 2014 23:45:33 GMT -5
your trip pics never get old. My kind of place. Also can you PM me the coordinance. I need to bury a body.
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Post by bhiatt on Mar 8, 2014 23:46:42 GMT -5
your trip pics never get old. My kind of place. Also can you PM me the coordinance in case I ever need to get rid of a body.
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Post by 39don on Mar 9, 2014 0:24:59 GMT -5
Small outboard motor? ?? I have a 1939 Evinrude Elto 1.1hp and weighs 17lbs. It can run most all day on a tank full of gas. On idle it would push a kayak pretty good. I reworked this motor and sold it last Nov.........   I have one more left but it doesn't look like the one above but it does run 39don |
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Post by kk on Mar 9, 2014 5:51:03 GMT -5
Great pics as usual. Love seeing your area.
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Post by 150FromFundy on Mar 9, 2014 7:10:16 GMT -5
YUP! That Spanish moss looks a whole lot better that the ice and snow clinging to our trees!
It looks like you could also find gators and snakes along with your coral.
Darryl.
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Post by grayfingers on Mar 9, 2014 8:25:05 GMT -5
Nice country, I really like those foggy shots. I had to look up Echinoid. Them little urchins come from a big family.
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Post by jamesp on Mar 9, 2014 8:34:29 GMT -5
I am the motor on the kayak Jan. I do have a 14 foot jon boat w/specialized motor for most of my coral expeditions. But i would gladly trade it for 39don's Elto museum motor.
They do sell motorized kayaks. $. I do not know of an easy add-on motor for a kayak. Let me know if you figure one out.
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Post by jamesp on Mar 9, 2014 8:37:12 GMT -5
YUP! That Spanish moss looks a whole lot better that the ice and snow clinging to our trees! It looks like you could also find gators and snakes along with your coral. Darryl. I figure these photos are encouragement for snow folks Darryl. Warmer weather is coming your way. |
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Post by grayfingers on Mar 9, 2014 8:47:00 GMT -5
True James, it is a welcome sight. At least I won't have to water the yard until July. . . Really.  |
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Post by jamesp on Mar 9, 2014 8:51:47 GMT -5
Nice country, I really like those foggy shots. I had to look up Echinoid. Them little urchins come from a big family. some places on the Suwannee are covered with echinoids Bill. They preserve well in calcium carbonate form. This is close to the one in the Suwannee River. Ave. 1.3 inches but some are 3 inches. The 5 star pattern is often in perfect detail.  |
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Post by snuffy on Mar 9, 2014 9:05:58 GMT -5
Beautiful surroundings James!!Great to be in an area that is unchanged through the years.
snuffy
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