During the 90’s I paddled the Suwannee River more times than I can remember. I was usually on this river for three weeks, working with adjudicated youth. The nature of the work meant there wasn’t too much time to view the river through a camera, but even now I can remember appreciating the palmetto-laden sandy banks on the upper stretches of the river, and the cypress and springs on the lower. I made a couple of trips back this season, just for a night or two and had some time to be on the river in solitude and to take in the natural world without all the humanness. This is the Suwannee in spring.
The Milky Way and Scorpio from Fargo, GA
The upper Suwannee
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The beginning of spring along the Suwannee River
Ubiquitous spanish moss
A tupelo tree just before the first bloom of spring
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The lower Suwannee
Sunrise, near Gornto Springs
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Maple Blossoms, Black Vultures
Black Vultures
Royal Springs
A manatee in Manatee Springs
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Le dièse de la poésie.
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Wonderful! Now I want to visit!
It’s a wonderful river to paddle…
so peaceful, so beautiful.. no critters in the water and shorelines one has to be careful of???
oh, once it’s warmer there are some alligators here and there…
Through these images I feel the peace in your solitude…quite enjoyable!
It really was a much different experience then paddling with 11 kids and two co-instructors!
As a teacher…I completely understand!
Soothingly wild, peaceful, yet arresting images, Russ. I love that you are documenting the Old Florida.
Appreciate the kind words Eliza!
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It’s a wonderful river to paddle… .
A paradise of beauty ; strangely made famous by Steven Foster who never saw it.
And he was a poorer man for it…