Re: PC craziness for a water body

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:10:16 -0800, dbohara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Fortunately, I live in the "hilly" part of FL (Tallahassee) any the
> elevation of my home is 215'.
> The Wacissa/Aucilla rivers are true wilderness jewels with very little
> traffic. The Wacissa is spring fed and when you are on it you feel as if
> you are in some South American jungle with so much life it si astounding.
> Crystal clear spring runs come in from the sides. The springs are ideal
> for snorkeling. The Aucilla is an odd tannin stained river that flows
> fast for a FL river and even has two sets of "rapids".
> Its canoeable portion is the upper aprt as it suddenly goes
> underground comes back up flows for a hundred feet and goes underground
> again repeating this process many times. Hiking this Aucilla Sinks part
> is really interesting (winter only due to bugs, snakes and high water).

I've never been to that part of Florida. I can only imagine it's beauty.
I have canoed parts of the Everglades, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was
all exotic to me. Seeing a river disappear underground would be a new
experience for me. I've heard divers sometimes explore those underground
sections. It must be interesting, but a little too claustrophobic for me.

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