Upper Econ Paddle- A Photo Essay
On October 10, 2015 Mike Conneen, Tammy Wilson, and I took an eight hour paddle excursion on the upper Econlockhatchee River. The Snow Hill gauge read 5.5 feet. Paddling would have been easier with more water. We were tired and dirty at the end, but we had a blast.
The boats patiently wait for us at Hidden River RV Park.
Tammy does some fishing at the put-in. It was all the fishing she did.
Tammy shows off her Barbie tackle box.
The crew gets going.
A contemplative moment, one of the few we’d enjoy.
A sequence- Tammy tries to jump the log. Ramming speed!
Not quite over.
Stupid boat! Jump that log!
Yes, it is both silly and ridiculous.
An open stretch of water. There were a few.
Another sequence- Mike negotiates a log jam. Kind of gross…
He’s looking smug because he got through it without any help from us (other than our cheering).
This redbelly smacked a spinnerbait.
The cypress trees, and there were many, were magnificent.
Bromeliads. And spiders.
Scenes like this unfolded, one after another.
Looks like another obstacle!
She makes it over.
Mike got this monster on a spinnerbait.
If you don’t photograph it, did it really happen?
Tammy has just gone for an unexpected, unplanned swim.
A short break. We did not take many.
At the take-out. Trip complete!
And those are the photos from our Upper Econ Paddle!
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