Russell is a friend of mine and I wanted to share a special event that he is apart of. I hope to see all of my paddling friends participate in this event. —Jeff
Welcome to a first of its kind event in Tampa Bay. On Saturday April 25, 2009 set against the skyline of beautiful downtown [...]
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I find inspiration in many things. Poetry is one thing that helps me keep my smile. Usually I read haiku; however, a poem by Wendell Berry recently struck me.
The Vacation
Once there was a man who filmed his vacation.
He went flying down the river in his boat
with his video camera to his eye, making
a moving picture of [...]
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Team River Runner is paddling the Anclote River Saturday at 10am. They have a few new participants that have never been paddling. Unfortunately I will not be paddling with them tomorrow because I still am sick.
—Jeff
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A Marks the location of the put in:
Anclote River Park
1119 Baillies Bluff Road
Holiday, FL
The Tampa Team River Runner [...]
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It is a cliche to say “a picture says a thousand words”…
I was out paddling and this is what I saw floating next to me. A dead Bull Shark. I have no problem with people fishing for sport as long as they carefully practice safe release techniques. I personally like to catch fish after a [...]
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Hey there Paddlers,
Just wanted to drop a short Blog in about the fun I had over the weekend paddling solo on Sunday afternoon. Went for a paddle, leaving from War Veterans’ Memorial Park Kayak Launch in Pinellas County, Fl. Went out to look at the bird nesting Islands, then over to what we call Rat [...]
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—Jeff
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Well I was HOPING to NOT EVER have to write a post based on a RECENT TRAGEDY!! WELL, Thats exactly what I must do to spread a valuable message and possibly prevent a fellow MARINER- (for the sake that this applies to all who travel on the water-engine powered or human/wind powered) from either spending unnecessary ( [...]
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Hey Everyone ,
Its been a while since I have done a Blog, been really busy since coming back from THE KEYS PADDLE #2!!!! Not to mention working ,working, working!!!! Well have finally left job # 2 and am down to 1 Job only!!! YEAH!!!
Which is why I was able to do an advanced paddle this [...]
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There are several river in Florida that quickly transports you into the past. Hillsborough River is one local river in Tampa Florida that can quickly erases the stress of living in a city.
This time Toni and I gained access to the river at the Hillsborough River State Park. At the time of this post the [...]
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