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1st Departure:
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12.13.2008
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Provider:
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Up the Creek Xpeditions
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Destination:
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North America > USA > Georgia > St. Mary's River
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Duration:
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7 hours
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Skill Level:
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Intermediate
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Traversing this watery border between Florida and Georgia provides the perfect respite from the hustle and bustle of modern life. Only light strokes are needed to traverse these black tannic waters as we run with the current flowing from the Okefenokee Swamp to the sea. There's plenty of time for quiet observation, chances to hone paddling skills, glean River knowledge from one of our Guides, or explore mysterious cut-offs. Lunchtime signifies a stop along one of the River's numerous sandbars and moments to sun on a sugar sand beach, take a refreshing swim, or contemplate the River's rich colors - gold, red, black - as it gently laps at your feet.
The evolving River assures that this trip is never exactly the same. Recent storm waters may cover the many sandbars while dryer weather exposes them, creating varying shorelines from sandy ridges to walls of river birch, oak, palmetto. Cedar knees peek out of dark waters. Wildlife play hide and seek overhead - blue heron, osprey, and a myriad of songbirds. And while rustic fish camps belie the feeling of charting unexplored territory, a stray deer, raccoon or other forest animal confirm you're definitely off the beaten path.