"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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Spent a long weekend at Suwanee River State park just east of Live
Oak, FL in the cabins there. These are not "cabins" but are luxury
style with enormous wrap around porches.
In spite of ultra-low water, the river was great for canoeing and
kayaks. I had forgotten how beautiful it is there. It has high
limestone banks and springs flowing into the river. The Withlacoochee
flows into the Suwanee in the park and is entirely different. The
Suwanee is tannnin stained from arising in the Okefenokee whereas the
Withlacoochee is much clearer. Where they join the demarcation is as
sharp as a razor.
You could easily spend a week boating, fishing, hiking, just lazing
around, "spring hopping", etc so a long weekend was too short.


That brings back memories. I learned to swim at the junction of the
Withlacoochee and Suwannee, long before the area became a state park.

My grandparents farmed nearby, and I spent my summers there from mid
'40's to mid '50's. Those were hard times for everyone in the area.
While I recall all the great times we had, I think these are the good
old days.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane...