No real concerns other than drunk boaters. Gators never bother you. I never saw one while we were there. It’s a beautiful beautiful lake. Have fun!

Yes, gators and raw sewage.

I see gators from time to time in Florida but the are just chillin' on the bank. They don't bother you. It's always a pleasure to see one.

I’d say at least 4 miles

Is it on the way down the river from kp hole or going up the river?

Yes, I always bring a water bottle and some food.

Well done dude! Yeah, definitely one of my favorite rivers to paddle. Glad you enjoyed it. What kind of kayak are you paddling?

As I was thinking about how long I was on the river, I wanted to add, I did stop at a boat/kayak ramp (I think you mentioned this in your video) and took a break for about 40 minutes so I wasn’t quite as slow as it seemed but still not fast. Oh and I’m a dudette. is that a word? Oh well, anyway, didn’t want to misrepresent myself. So my kayak is a Oru foldable kayak. I looked at a lot of different kayaks to try to find the lightest one because I am strong but little, as in 5’2”, 110lbs and I have an SUV so the idea of me getting a kayak in the roof rack easily was daunting. So even though the Oru was a higher price range than I wanted, I bit the bullet and have been very happy with my purchase. I can put it in the back of my SUV and it usually takes me about 10 minutes to snap it together and be on the water. It is the Bay ST, which is 12’3” and weighs 26lbs. I will say there are times when I think I wish I could have a hard shell kayak for ease of getting in and out of the water faster (no assembly or disassembly) and the fragility of the Oru as far as sharp edges and rocks. But so far, I bought it last year, I have no other complaints. I might buy a hard shell, if I see one that is priced right, just to have it and also if I have someone who wants to go with me who doesn’t own a kayak, I can provide that for them.

The Oru kayaks look very intriguing. Eventually I would love to try one and compare it to a traditional kayak. Definitely solves a lot of transportation issues. Still liking it?

Yes. I still like it. As I haven’t had a whole lot of experience with “regular” kayaks I don’t have a lot to compare it to. I would be willing to let you test drive mine and give me your opinion of comparison.

Thank you. I’ll let you know if I get down that way soon.

I always look to get out early in the morning. I don’t think it will be too crowded on Friday but the morning would guarantee that there will be less people on the river. Besides, I always love paddling when the sun is closer to the horizon so I get more shade. Let me know how it goes!

I just had someone on Facebook say later in the day is better because all the kayakers coming down the river will be gone by then. I guess I’ll figure out a plan by morning and I will give you an update of how it went. Thanks.

Actually, yeah, send me some info. Send me a DM on Instagram: @clintg37

Perception Triumph 13 (actually have one for sale).

I use Google maps to find places and I use Strava to track my adventures.

The Tempest is not as stable as the Tsunami but it does go on edge better. It's also easier to roll. With the Tsunami, when coming back up from a roll, there is a bit of a hesitation point and takes slightly more effort with the hip snap. The Tempest is slightly faster.

@@everydayexplorer5228 thanks! With the Fathom, the defined V bottom and sharp chines make it a balancing act. Combine that with a high volume deck and it becomes a bit of a bobber at my 170lbs. There is no question that the WS Phase 3 and Phase 3 Pro are the most comfortable seats in the business!

I would put in around High Springs and go down to the Suwanee. If you put in at Worthington Springs you're going to run into too many trees and obstacles. Also the river goes underground for 3 miles at O'leno State Park, so you would have to somehow find a way to portage which I don't really think. Is that feasible.

Perception Triumph 13. For some reason Perception stopped distributing these in the United States. I like them because they are fairly fast for a sit on top. But I find myself paddling my touring kayak most often because of how fast it is. A good quality brand that's not crazy expensive is wilderness systems. They make some longer and faster sit on top kayaks.

Thats normally where we put in as well. He put in at 129 bridge I believe

He's at Lily Springs which is on the left a little past Poe Springs.

@@ClintGibbs No I'm talking about Naked which is off Blue Springs run, and I found it. It is "under restoration" and you cannot enter there anymore right now. The river was sooooooooo high, could hardly make out any of the pretty springs. Still a nice day, just a letdown.

@@FloridaMan213 lol... I thought you were talking about Naked Ed! Yeah, the river is definitely high right now.

@@ClintGibbs LMAOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! " I def wanna see that bad boy!" This is pure gold!

@@FloridaMan213 it's way better now that they don't allow swimming. would be nice if you could still dive it but people ruin everything

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They were still taking reservations at the time this video was taken. If the Sleeping Platforms were reserved and he took one, he would only be asked to leave when the people who reserved it showed up. They would notify a camp host and the host would call the office and a Ranger would have to go deal with the situation.

Shoulder range of motion is very little when kayaking so I would think it would be fine. Probably would even strengthen your shoulder. The nice thing about kayaking down river like this is if you get tired you can pretty much float. Or you can paddle faster to make the run faster.