Category: State Parks
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Kayaking Burt Mill Creek
Thursday, March 4, 2021 A downy woodpecker, the smallest of the woodpecker family, worked on a limb in our campsite. Colin Burns gave us some tips on places to fish and kayak near St. Andrews State Park. We opted for Burt Mill Creek. There is a nice boat ramp, parking area and even has a…
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Errands On a Rainy Day
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 What do you do on a cold, rainy day? Chores. We went to a laundromat and put in three loads of wash. The place was busy, as everyone else had the same idea. We walked down to the Dollar General to burn some time and ended up buying some things –…
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The Marshes of St. Andrews State Park
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 St. Andrews State Park at the south end of Panama City Beach is a unique place. Surrounded by water and beautiful beaches, it has fresh water marshes in the middle. For two hours in the morning, I explored the northern end of the marsh. As we drive along one side, I…
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Ichetucknee Springs State Park
Sunday, February 28, 2021 At $22/kayak and put-in and take-out, we rented four kayaks for a two-hour float down the river, which flows into the Santa Fe River, which flows into the Suwannee River. The water was clear with fish jumping frequently. Largemouth bass, mullet and 29 other species of fish live here. We had…
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Skidaway Island State Park
Sunday, February 21, 2021 Our group went into Savannah for a walking food tour, but I opted to go to the great Savannah National Wildlife Preserve. When I got there, it was closed. A gentleman told me they had been closed for a long time due to Covid concerns. So I came back to Skidaway…
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Skidaway State Park
Saturday, February 20, 2021 I thought I would just fix the problem of not being able to connect to my iPhone hotspot. I could connect to Martha’s phone, but not mine. Trying all kinds of things, I must have deleted the wrong .phst file, so my email didn’t work. 30 minutes later that was solved.…
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Edisto Island to Skidaway Island State Park
Friday, February 19, 2021 Our travel day was short. It was only a 2.5-hour drive to Skidaway Island State Park. During a break in heavy rains, I hooked up. It was cold and a bit windy. My duck hunting experiences have taught me how to get along in this kind of weather, but cold rain…
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Edisto Island State Park
Thursday, February 18, 2021 It was raining early, with a prediction for rain all day. Actually I was happy with a rainy day to catch up on some reading. But then I discovered we were out of Verizon data. I tried to log into the website, but my challenge question stopped me – name a…
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Edisto Island State Park
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Martha and I walked on the beach for an hour adjacent to the Beach Campground. It is a very pretty beach with lots of shells. Behind it is a big marsh with a large creek running through it. Despite a chilly wind blowing, there were a number of people out collecting…