by sutherland | May 23, 2012 | equipment, kayaking, wekiva, wekiwa
An afternoon paddle on the Wekiva today, but no pictures or GPS due to battery issues. Those should be resolved before my next paddle, though. I started at Wekiva Springs State Park and turned onto Rock Springs Run to paddle upstream until the water became to...
by sutherland | May 18, 2010 | alligator, central florida, kayaking, paddling, wekiva, wilson's landing
For today’s trip on the Wekiva, I headed for Wilson’s Landing at State Road 46 to put in. View Wekiva – Wilson’s Landing in a larger map The forecast all week calls for scattered thundershowers and halfway to drop my daughter off for her class and my...
by sutherland | May 18, 2010 | central florida, kayaking, paddling, wekiva, wekiwa
I was lazy last week and didn’t post about one of my trips, so will have to take care of that today. In the past when I’ve tried to get back to paddling, one of the problems has been time. With a family there always seems to be something that needs to be done,...
by sutherland | Jun 15, 2008 | alligator, canoeing, central florida, florida, kayaking, wekiva, wekiwa
After nearly soiling myself passing a very large gator at close range on the Econlockhatchee, I decided something more leisurely and sedate was in order, so I headed for Wekiwa Springs State Park to paddle the Wekiva River. The springs and the river actually do have...
by sutherland | May 24, 2008 | canoeing, econlockhatchee, florida, introduction, kayaking, paddling, wekiva, wekiwa
This site was born out of my frustration with being unable to find paddling sites that provided all the information I’d like to have about a new destination.For instance, I’ve never seen a description of taking out at Wekiva Springs State Park that lays...