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Posted By:
Nickens, Dan
Date Posted:
Oct 29, 2019
Description:
What happened to Fall? It's back to summertime temperatures here in Central Florida! How excellent is that!
Warm temperatures and calm wind were perfect excuses for heading out into the wilderness. The St. Johns River is a pretty, short flight from the home hangar.
The river was up. Not flooding up, but higher than the normally dry fall season should have brought.
That opened up an opportunity to check out the little Econlockhatchee River, a tributary of the big river. Access to it is difficult at best, and subject to seasonal rain tides.
Date Taken:
October 28, 2019
Place Taken:
Econlockhatchee River, FL
Owner:
Nickens, Dan
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Florida Fall Flying
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Nickens, Dan - Oct 29,2019
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The Econlockhatchee River starts in urban Orlando and runs sort of an easterly course about 55 miles long to the big river. The river runs through swamps with an occasional relict white sand dune from some long distant time when sea level was higher.
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Nickens, Dan - Oct 29,2019
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There's plenty of swamp, and vultures can always find a meal in a swamp. These two were pretty serious about their floating feast.
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Nickens, Dan - Oct 29,2019
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The avian feast du jour was rotten gator. It smelled a lot worse than it looked. Judging how reluctantly the buzzards were to leave, it must have been pretty tasty. To buzzards, anyway.
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Steve Kessinger - Oct 30,2019
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OK, Dan, dumb question from a left coaster who only sees gators in pictures: aren't you and the kayakers worried about real live gators in waters like that? Or have I seen too many scary movies??
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Ken Leonard - Oct 31,2019
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Steve - the gators are very real and they are absolutely there. Sometimes big. But American gators are very passive compared to
African crocks. You have to be trying to attract one. We have canoes scouts by the dozen past them for years. It’s just not the
right place to fall out and panic.
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Carr, Frank - Nov 01,2019
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I agree with you Ken, and while they are "passive' compared to crocs, that is not to imply that they are always passive. We
occasionally have a death by gator down here in SWFL; one lady was a landscape contractor working a clients yard on Sanibel a few
years back. And there have been others as well.
I also wouldn't care to wake one up with my hull on landing.
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Steve Kessinger - Nov 01,2019
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Thanks Ken. I grew up in Alameda, CA, swimming int he SF Bay, then spent years in Sonoma County swimming on the Russian River, so the worst thing I ever saw was an occasional bass hopping out of the water after a bug. I bought my first home outside Baltimore MD with water privileges to a small beach, I quickly learned about Chesapeake Bay jellies vowed to move back to the left coast where you could actually swim in the water without worrying.
I'm spoiled, I know. And a wimp.
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Carr, Frank - Nov 01,2019
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Don't know about the "spoiled part" Steve, but the Nettles int the Bay were terrible, at least after 4th of July; altho I've heard of no
reports of being eaten by one.
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Nickens, Dan - Oct 29,2019
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The thing about the Econlockhatchee River is that it is very curvy, over grown, and the water is plenty dark. There aren't too many places a SeaRey can safely drop in. When the water is low, there aren't any good places. And on weekends, forgetabout it: too many kayakers.
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Nickens, Dan - Oct 29,2019
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The mouth of the little river, where it joins with the St. Johns, is a pretty reliable place to rest a SeaRey.
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Nickens, Dan - Oct 29,2019
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Where the St. Johns merges with Lake Harney the water level is lapping up against the palm forest, exposing their big ball roots.
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Nickens, Dan - Oct 29,2019
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There are so many palm trees that they are crowding out the beachfront parking spots.
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Nickens, Dan - Oct 29,2019
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If you can't get through the palm fence, you can just park offshore.
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Nickens, Dan - Oct 29,2019
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Out in the main river channel there was a flock of roseate spoonbills. They didn't seem to be too concerned about a SeaRey slipping by.
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Nickens, Dan - Oct 29,2019
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"Into each life some rain must fall
But too much is fallin' into mine
Into each heart some tears must fall
But some day the sun will shine...."
Just a little wetness to circumnavigate easily, even in a SeaRey. No tears were shed.
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Nickens, Dan - Oct 29,2019
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Out where the sun was shining, the water was mirror smooth.
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Nickens, Dan - Oct 29,2019
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It can't be fall when sea breeze fronts are blowing inland! Fortunately the cumulus was not of the rapidly growing mid-summertime variety. There was plenty of time to just mosey on towards home while enjoying the scenery, and moderately cool air blowing through the open cockpit.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 29,2019
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It all looks very serene, Dan. Even the rainshower looks soft and easy. Here's a counterpoint of sorts, just as serene in its way, but considerably chillier:
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