Canoeing The Chipola River
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Dorothy Starbuck Canoes The Chipola
Canoeing the Chipola River was a delightful experience. The river has an aura of remoteness about it that appeals to me as an artist.
With my daughter Kit and granddaughter Summer along, we began our 8 mile trip about a mile from Florida Caverns State Park in Marianna. It took us about 4 ½ hours to of fairly leisurely paddling as we were going with the current.
The river is really beautiful, lined with Oaks, Magnolias, Cypress, and Dogwood to name a few of the trees. Plus all sorts of shrubs and bushes. Some of the trees were turning the colors of fall, which added a bit of excitement to the scenery. About halfway, we came upon some caves which were tempting us to explore, but we had no flashlight so we left that for another time. And I do hope to canoe this river again, maybe in the spring when the trees have budded out.
-Dorothy Starbuck-