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Calendar of Trips

Here's a partial list of upcoming trips. Keep in mind, this is only a partial list of planned trips. There will certainly be others which will be booked on short notice and, therefore, will not make it onto this calendar. Some of these trips may not take place if weather is bad or there aren't enough participants. Also, the river we plan to explore on any particular date may change without being changed on this calendar. ALWAYS confirm dates and tours with us before making plans. Please call (386) 454-0611 or e-mail us at riverguide2000@yahoo.com for current information

2008

January (2008)
Many January dates are still OPEN! Any suggestions? (Most of our trips are the result of customer suggestions.)

2 (Wed) .................................... Silver River

3 (Thurs) .................................. Crystal River Manatee Encounter

5 (Sat) ...................................... Manatees of the St. Johns - Hontoon Island / Blue Springs S.P.

6 (Sun) ...................................... Rock Springs Run

7 (Mon) .................................... Crystal River Manatee Encounter

11 (Fri) ..................................... Suwannee River Wilderness Trail: #4 (Alapaha R. confluence to Suwannee River S.P.) On this trip we'll explore a section of the new Suwannee River Wilderness Trail (SRWT). You can find information about the SRWT at: http://www.floridastateparks.org/wilderness/docs/Discovery_Pack.pdf Your guide will be Lars Andersen, author of the paddlers guide to the Suwannee River Wilderness trail, to be published in the summer of '08.

12 (Sat) .................................... Crystal River Manatee Encounter

13 (Sun) .................................. Wild Side' of St. Augustine

18 (Fri evening) ................. Moonlight Paddle (Santa Fe River)

19 (Sat) .................................... Crystal River Manatee Encounter

20 (Sun) ............................... Sunset paddle on Newnan's Lake

25 (Fri) ..................................... Suwannee River Wilderness Trail: #7: (Blue Spring - Hardinburg).
On this trip we'll explore a section of the new Suwannee River Wilderness Trail (SRWT). You can find information about the SRWT at: http://www.floridastateparks.org/wilderness/docs/Discovery_Pack.pdf Your guide will be Lars Andersen, author of the paddlers guide to the Suwannee River Wilderness trail, to be published in the summer of '08.

26 (Sat) .................................. Ichetucknee & Santa Fe Rivers

27 (Sun) ................................... Crystal River Manatee Encounter

* OPEN DATES - Any suggestions?

February (2008)
Many February dates are still OPEN! Any suggestions? (Most of our trips are the result of customer suggestions.)

1 (Fri) ..................................... Suwannee River Wilderness Trail: #8: (Hardinburg - Ruth Spring).
On this trip we'll explore a section of the new Suwannee River Wilderness Trail (SRWT). You can find information about the SRWT at: http://www.floridastateparks.org/wilderness/docs/Discovery_Pack.pdf Your guide will be Lars Andersen, author of the paddlers guide to the Suwannee River Wilderness trail, to be published in the summer of '08.

2 (Sat) ................................. Crystal River Manatee Encounter

3 (Sun) ........................... Withlacoochee River

5 (Tues) ............................ Santa Fe River

8 (Fri) .................................. Suwannee River Wilderness Trail: #10: (Branford - Santa Fe River).
On this trip we'll explore a section of the new Suwannee River Wilderness Trail (SRWT). You can find information about the SRWT at: http://www.floridastateparks.org/wilderness/docs/Discovery_Pack.pdf Your guide will be Lars Andersen, author of the paddlers guide to the Suwannee River Wilderness trail, to be published in the summer of '08.

9 (Sat) ............................. Atsena Otie - Cedar Key

* OPEN DATES - Any suggestions?

15 (Fri) ............................ "Wild Florida Chronicles - Bartram and the Traders Hideout"
This segment of the "Wild Florida Chronicles" is being offered as part of Putnam County's "Rally for the Rivers" . Everyone's welcome!! On our "Wild Florida Chronicles" series of tours, we follow the routes of some famous Florida explorations into areas that remain relatively wild. In some instances, these areas look much as they did when the explorers came through. We've tried to focus on voyages for which there was good documentation about the environment, including plants and animals the explorers saw. Today, we'll explore the area of the St. Johns near the "lower Store", where the traders had to hide their wares (including Bartram's supplies) during Indian unrest.

16 (Sat) ............................... Ocklawaha #3 (Below the dam) - Part of Putnam County's "Rally for the Rivers" . Everyone's welcome!!

17 (Sun) ............................ Ocklawaha - "Florida's Pompeii" (Exploring the old channel in drawn down reservoir) - Part of Putnam County's "Rally for the Rivers" . Everyone's welcome!!

19 (Tues) ............................. Crystal River Manatee Encounter

* OPEN DATES - Any suggestions?

22 (Fri) ..................................... Suwannee River Wilderness Trail: #16: ( Fowlers Bluff - Town of Suwannee).
On this trip we'll explore a section of the new Suwannee River Wilderness Trail (SRWT). You can find information about the SRWT at: http://www.floridastateparks.org/wilderness/docs/Discovery_Pack.pdf Your guide will be Lars Andersen, author of the paddlers guide to the Suwannee River Wilderness trail, to be published in the summer of '08.

23 (Sat) ................................. Crystal River Manatee Encounter (FULL)

24 (Sun) ................................ Crystal River Manatee Encounter

* OPEN DATES - Any suggestions?

March (2008)
Many March dates are still OPEN! Any suggestions? (Most of our trips are the result of customer suggestions.)

1 (Sat) .................................. Ichetucknee & Santa Fe Rivers

2 (Sun) .................................. Crystal River Manatee Encounter (Private Tour - For information about setting up your own private tour, call us at (386) 454-0611).

15 (Sat) ............................. Suwannee River Wilderness Trail: #1 (White Springs - Blue Sink).
On this trip we'll explore a section of the new Suwannee River Wilderness Trail (SRWT). You can find information about the SRWT at: http://www.floridastateparks.org/wilderness/docs/Discovery_Pack.pdf Your guide will be Lars Andersen, author of the paddlers guide to the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail, to be published in the summer of '08.

8 (Sat) .................................... Wild Side' of St. Augustine

9 (Sun) .................................... "Wild Florida Chronicles - Bartram's Battle Lagoon"
On our "Wild Florida Chronicles" series of tours, we follow the routes of some famous Florida explorations into areas that remain relatively wild. In some instances, these areas look much as they did when the explorers came through. We've tried to focus on voyages for which there was good documentation of the environment, including plants and animals the explorers saw. On today's trip, we'll trace a segment of William Bartram's 1774 expedition. Here, the explorer/naturalist gave some excellent descriptions, not only of the species he encountered, but also his campsite which remains much as he described it. We'll also pass the site of one of the most famous (and controversial) events of his voyage - the gator attack in a bay he dubbed Battle Lagoon. Our route will carry us through a nice variety of environments, ranging from a wide open section of the St. Johns River to the narrower, more intimate world of a large spring run.

14 (Fri) ................................. Suncoast Keys (Ozello)

15 (Sat) ................................... Crystal River Manatee Encounter

16 (Sun) ............................. Wild Florida Chronicles - Chapman's Lost world of the Ivory-bill"
On our "Wild Florida Chronicles" series of tours, we follow the routes of some famous Florida explorations into areas that remain relatively wild. In some instances, these areas look much as they did when the explorers came through. We've tried to focus on voyages for which there was good documentation about the environment, including plants and animals the explorers saw. On this day's tour, we'll revisit the still-uninhabited, bottomland forests and swamps of the lower Suwannee River, explored by famed naturalist Frank M. Chapman in the late 1800's. Many of the species he described are still here. However, the Carolina parakeet and ivory-billed woodpeckers he saw, were among the last reported in Florida.

This is also a section of the new Suwannee River Wilderness Trail (SRWT). You can find information about the SRWT at: http://www.floridastateparks.org/wilderness/docs/Discovery_Pack.pdf Your guide will be Lars Andersen, author of the paddlers guide to the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail, to be published in the summer of '08.

19 (Wed) ................................. (Private Tour - For information about setting up your own private tour, call us at (386) 454-0611).

20 (Thurs) .............................. HIKE - Paynes Prairie: Lore & History of the Great Savanna. Led by Lars Andersen, author of Paynes Prairie: A History and Guide (Pineapple Pres, 2001. 2nd ed. 2004)

21 (Fri evening) ................ Moonlight Paddle (Santa Fe River)

22 (Sat) .................................. Crystal River Manatee Encounter

23 (Sun) ................................. Chassahowitzka

26 (Wed) ................................ Crystal River Manatee Encounter (Private Tour - For information about setting up your own private tour, call us at (386) 454-0611).

27 (Thurs) .............................. Crystal River Manatee Encounter (Private Tour - For information about setting up your own private tour, call us at (386) 454-0611).

28 (Fri) .................................... Crystal River Manatee Encounter (Private Tour - For information about setting up your own private tour, call us at (386) 454-0611).

29 (Sat) ................................. Steinhatchee

30 (Sun) ................................. Waccasassa and Wekiva Rivers

April (2008)
Many April dates are still OPEN! Any suggestions? (Most of our trips are the result of customer suggestions.)

4 (Fri) .................................. Ichetucknee (Private Tour - For information about setting up a private tour, call (386) 454-0611)

5 (Sat) .................................... Silver River

6 (Sun) .................................. Wild Side' of St. Augustine

11 (Fri) ................................. Ocklawaha #3 (Below the dam) (Private Tour - For information about setting up a private tour, call (386) 454-0611)

12 (Sat) .............................. Crystal River Manatee Encounter

13 (Sun) ............................ Suwannee River Wilderness Trail: #17 (Lower Suwannee Nat. Wildlife Refuge Canoe Trail). On this trip we'll explore a section of the new Suwannee River Wilderness Trail (SRWT). You can find information about the SRWT at: http://www.floridastateparks.org/wilderness/docs/Discovery_Pack.pdf Your guide will be Lars Andersen, author of the paddlers guide to the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail, to be published in the summer of '08.

17 (Thurs) ........................... Rainbow River

18 (Fri evening) ................ Moonlight Paddle (Santa Fe River)

19 (Sat) .................................. ** Sturgeons and Springs of the Suwannee! The sturgeon fish have returned to the Middle Suwannee, so our regular "spring hop" tours have the added exciting element of seeing dozens of these magnificent fish (some over 100 lbs) leaping several feet out of the water. On average, we see about 30 - 40 sturgeons on this trip.

20 (Sun) ................................ HIKE - Paynes Prairie: Lore & History of the Great Savanna. Led by Lars Andersen, author of Paynes Prairie: A History and Guide (Pineapple Pres, 2001. 2nd ed. 2004)

20 (Sun afternoon) ............ Newnan's Lake Sunset Paddle

26 (Sat) .................................. Ichetucknee & Santa Fe Rivers

27 (Sun afternoon) ............. Cross Creek sunset paddle

May (2008)
Many May dates are still OPEN! Any suggestions? (Most of our trips are the result of customer suggestions.)

3 (Sat) ...................................... Gum Slough

4 (Sun) ..................................... Hillsborough River

7 (Wed) .................................. Cedar Key

9 (Fri) .........................................Weekend at the beach - Part 1: Tomoka River.

10 (Sat) ....................................Weekend at the beach - Part 2: Wild Side' of St. Augustine

11 (Sun) .................................. Weekend at the beach - Part 3: Canaveral National Seashore

16 (Fri evening) ..................... Moonlight Paddle (Santa Fe River)

23 (Fri) .................................... Ichetucknee & Santa Fe Rivers

25 (Sun) ................................. Suncoast Keys (Ozello)

27 (Tues) ..................................... Chassahowitzka

31 (Sat) ..................................... ** Sturgeons and Springs of the Suwannee! The sturgeon fish have returned to the Middle Suwannee, so our regular "spring hop" tours have the added exciting element of seeing dozens of these magnificent fish (some over 100 lbs) leaping several feet out of the water. On average, we see about 30 - 40 sturgeons on this trip.

June (2008)
Many Jun dates are still OPEN! Any suggestions? (Most of our trips are the result of customer suggestions.)

1 (Sun) ..................................... X - Stream Exploration: Prairie Creek

2 (Mon) ................................... Black Creek

5 (Tues) .................................... Santa Fe River

7 (Sat) ......................................... Ocklawaha #3 (Below the dam)

8 (Sun) ....................................... Homosassa River (Towards the mouth)

10 (Tues) .................................. Waccasassa and Wekiva Rivers

11 (Wed) ................................ Suwannee River Wilderness Trail: #1 (White Springs - Blue Sink).
On this trip we'll explore a section of the new Suwannee River Wilderness Trail (SRWT). You can find information about the SRWT at: http://www.floridastateparks.org/wilderness/docs/Discovery_Pack.pdf Your guide will be Lars Andersen, author of the paddlers guide to the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail, to be published in the summer of '08.

12 (Thurs) ................................. ** Sturgeons and Springs of the Suwannee! The sturgeon fish have returned to the Middle Suwannee, so our regular "spring hop" tours have the added exciting element of seeing dozens of these magnificent fish (some over 100 lbs) leaping several feet out of the water. On average, we see about 30 - 40 sturgeons on this trip.

13 (Fri evening) ..................... Moonlight Paddle (Santa Fe River)

14 (Sat evening) ..................... Moonlight Paddle (Santa Fe River)

15 (Sun afternoon) ............... Cross Creek sunset paddle

20 (Fri) ...................................... HIKE - Paynes Prairie: Lore & History of the Great Savanna. Led by Lars Andersen, author of Paynes Prairie: A History and Guide (Pineapple Pres, 2001. 2nd ed. 2004)

21 (Sat) ....................................... Wild Lore of the Ocklawaha River #3 (Below the dam)

22 (Sun) .................................... Cedar Key

24 (Tues) .................................... Rainbow River

28 (Sat) ....................................... Suwannee River Wilderness Trail: #8: (Mearson Spring - Branford).
On this trip we'll explore a section of the new Suwannee River Wilderness Trail (SRWT). You can find information about the SRWT at: http://www.floridastateparks.org/wilderness/docs/Discovery_Pack.pdf Your guide will be Lars Andersen, author of the paddlers guide to the Suwannee River Wilderness trail, to be published in the summer of '08.

29 (Sun) ............................. Wild Florida Chronicles - Chapman's Lost world of the Ivory-bill"
On our "Wild Florida Chronicles" series of tours, we follow the routes of some famous Florida explorations into areas that remain relatively wild. In some instances, these areas look much as they did when the explorers came through. We've tried to focus on voyages for which there was good documentation about the environment, including plants and animals the explorers saw. On this day's tour, we'll revisit the still-uninhabited, bottomland forests and swamps of the lower Suwannee River, explored by famed naturalist Frank M. Chapman in the late 1800's. Many of the species he described are still here. However, the Carolina parakeet and ivory-billed woodpeckers he saw, were among the last reported in Florida.

July (2008)
Many July dates are still OPEN! Any suggestions? (Most of our trips are the result of customer suggestions.)

5 (Sat) .................................... Holiday Escapes - Suncoast Keys (Ozello)

6 (Sun) .................................. Holiday Escapes - Bear Creek

8 (Tues) .................................... Silver River

12 (Sat) .................................... "Wild Florida Chronicles - Bartram's Battle Lagoon"
On our "Wild Florida Chronicles" series of tours, we follow the routes of some famous Florida explorations into areas that remain relatively wild. In some instances, these areas look much as they did when the explorers came through. We've tried to focus on voyages for which there was good documentation of the environment, including plants and animals the explorers saw. On today's trip, we'll trace a segment of William Bartram's 1774 expedition. Here, the explorer/naturalist gave some excellent descriptions, not only of the species he encountered, but also his campsite which remains much as he described it. We'll also pass the site of one of the most famous (and controversial) events of his voyage - the gator attack in a bay he dubbed Battle Lagoon. Our route will carry us through a nice variety of environments, ranging from a wide open section of the St. Johns River to the narrower, more intimate world of a large spring run.

13 (Sun) ................................ Withlacoochee River

19 (Sat) ..................................... "Wild Florida Chronicles - Bartram's Hontoon Island"
On our "Wild Florida Chronicles" series of tours, we follow the routes of some famous Florida explorations into areas that remain relatively wild. In some instances, these areas look much as they did when the explorers came through. We've tried to focus on voyages for which there was good documentation about the environment, including plants and animals the explorers saw. Today's trip will take us to the uppermost section of the St. Johns, explored and documented by William Bartram.

20 (Sun) .................................... Canaveral National Seashore

22 (Tues) ................................. Lower Santa Fe River - Rum Island to Ira Bea's Oasis. This will be a rare chance to explore the less traveled section of the Santa Fe, below Hwy 47. Several nice springs and a stop at the site of the original Ft. White, highlight this trip.

August (2008)
Many August dates are still OPEN! Any suggestions? (Most of our trips are the result of customer suggestions.)

13 (Wed) .................................... Ocklawaha #1 (Silver R. - Gores Landing)

September (2008)
Many September dates are still OPEN! Any suggestions? (Most of our trips are the result of customer suggestions.)

October (2008)
Many October dates are still OPEN! Any suggestions? (Most of our trips are the result of customer suggestions.)

November (2008)

Many November dates are still OPEN! Any suggestions? (Most of our trips are the result of customer suggestions.)

1 (Sat) .................................... NEW SERIES !! "Wild Florida Chronicles" : Tour #1 - Bartram's Battle Lagoon
On our "Wild Florida Chronicles" series of tours, we follow the routes of some famous Florida explorations into areas that remain relatively wild. In some instances, these areas look much as they did when the explorers came through. We've tried to focus on voyages for which there was good documentation of the environment, including plants and animals the explorers saw. On today's trip, we'll trace a segment of William Bartram's 1774 expedition. Here, the explorer/naturalist gave some excellent descriptions, not only of the species he encountered, but also his campsite which remains much as he described it. We'll also pass the site of one of the most famous (and controversial) events of his voyage - the gator attack in a bay he dubbed Battle Lagoon. Our route will carry us through a nice variety of environments, ranging from a wide open section of the St. Johns River to the narrower, more intimate world of a large spring run.

2 (Sun) .................................... Silver River

3 (Mon) .................................. Rainbow River

* OPEN DATES - Any suggestions?

8 (Sat) .................................. Crystal River Manatee Encounter

* OPEN DATES - Any suggestions?

13 (Thurs) ............................. Chassahowitzka

15 (Sat) ................................. Manatees of the St. Johns - Hontoon Island / Blue Springs S.P.

* OPEN DATES - Any suggestions?

21 (Fri evening) ................. Moonlight Paddle (Santa Fe River)

22 (Sat) .................................. Crystal River Manatee Encounter

23 (Sun) ................................. Homosassa River

29 (Sat) .................................. Crystal River Manatee Encounter

December (2008)
Many November dates are still OPEN! Any suggestions? (Most of our trips are the result of customer suggestions.)

* OPEN DATES - Any suggestions?

06 (Sun) ........................... "Wild Florida Chronicles - Chapman's Lost world of the Ivory-bill"
On this new "Explorer's Series" of tours, we'll be following the routes of some famous Florida explorations. We've tried to focus on voyages for which there was some documentation about the environment, including plants and animals the explorers saw. On today's tour, we'll revisit the still-uninhabited, bottomland forests and swamps of the lower Suwannee River, explored by famed naturalist Frank M. Chapman in the late 1800's. Many of the species he described are still here. However, the Carolina parakeet and ivory-billed woodpeckers he saw, were among the last reported in Florida.

13 (Sat) ........................ Suwannee River Wilderness Trail: #6: (Dowling Park - Blue Spring).
On this trip we'll explore a section of the new Suwannee River Wilderness Trail (SRWT). You can find information about the SRWT at: http://www.floridastateparks.org/wilderness/docs/Discovery_Pack.pdf Your guide will be Lars Andersen, author of the paddlers guide to the Suwannee River Wilderness trail, to be published in the summer of '08.

16 (Sun) .......................... Steinhatchee

21 (Fri) ................................... NEW SERIES !! "Wild Florida Chronicles - Bartram's Hontoon Island"

On this new "Explorer's Series" of tours, we'll be following the routes of some famous Florida explorations. We've tried to focus on voyages for which there was some documentation about the environment, including plants and animals the explorers saw. Today's trip will take us to the uppermost section of the St. Johns, explored by William Bartram.

(Fri evening) ..................... Moonlight Paddle (Santa Fe River)

23 ................................. Lower Santa Fe River - Rum Island to Ira Bea's Oasis. This will be a rare chance to explore the less traveled section of the Santa Fe, below Hwy 47. Several nice springs and a stop at the site of the original Ft. White, highlight this trip.

26 ................................. Crystal River Manatee Encounter

28 .................................... Crystal River Manatee Encounter

29 .................................... Weeki Wachee (manatee paddle)

30 ................................. Ocklawaha #3 (Below the dam) (Private Tour) - For information about setting up your own private tour, call us at (386) 454-0611.

31 ................................. Crystal River Manatee Encounter

Other upcoming trips
(dates to be announced)

Alexander Spring Run
Alligator Lake
Atsena Otie - Cedar Key
Aucilla River
Bear Creek
Big Shoals - Depending on water levels and your skill (and daring) you can either shoot the rapids or take the easy portage around and watch the others. But, this trips not only about this 100 yard stretch of excitement, we'll also be paddling a few hours on a calm, beautiful stretch of the Suwannee.
Black Creek
Canaveral National Seashore
Cedar Key
Chassahowitzka
Cross Creek Sunset paddle
Crystal River Manatee Encounter
Cumberland Island
Gum Slough
Hillsborough River
Homosassa River
Hontoon Island
Ichetucknee & Santa Fe Rivers
Julington Creek
Juniper Run
Moonlight Paddle
Newnan's Lake Sunset Paddle12 (Sun)
Sunrise on Newnan's Lake
The Lore & History of Newnan's Lake (paddle tour)
O'leno History Hike - The Lore & History of O'leno SP
Ocklawaha #1 (Silver R. - Gores Landing)
Ocklawaha #2 (Goes Landing - Eureka)
Ocklawaha #3 (Below the dam)
Ocklawaha    (Exploring the old channel in drawn down reservoir) - For Putnam County's "River Rally". Everyone's welcome!!
Orange Lake Sunset paddle
Ozello and the Sun Coast Keys
Paynes Prairie (Alachua Lake).
Paynes Prairie History Hike
Rainbow River
River Styx
Rock Springs Run
San Felasco History Hike - The Lore & History of San Felasco SP
Wild Side' of St. Augustine ( Concurrent with British Encampment reenactment - http://www.staugustinechamber.com/scripts/chambercalendar/index.cfm?FuseCalendar_ID=2824&CurntDate=12/26/2004&FuseAction=ShowEvent
Santa Fe (Hwy 27 - Hwy 47) Private Tour
Silver River
Suwannee River History Paddle. (SFCC)
Suwannee Spring Hop
Withlacoochee River (Hwy 48 - Princess Lake)
Suwannee River (For Elderhostel).
Steinhatchee
Tomoka River
Waccasassa and Wekiva Rivers
Wakulla Spring Run ( Concurrent with Stone Crab Fest & Butterfly Migration http://saintmarks.fws.gov/index.html )
Weeki Wachee (manatee paddle)
Withlacoochee River   (Hwy 220 - Dunnellon)
* * NEW TRIP * *   Waldo - Melrose Blueway. ( Concurrent with Melrose Lake Fest - come join the fun at Melrose Bay). Come out and enjoy information booths, live raptor program and music,. celebrating our local natural heritage and Lake Santa Fe. Then, in the afternoon, join us for a paddle on a segment of the fledgling "Waldo - Melrose Blueway". This exciting project, a joint effort of the towns of Waldo and Melrose, along with Alachua County, will promote ecotourism in this area, focusing on the old steamboat route connecting the two historic communities. The route traverses two canals and skirts the edges of a few nice wetlands, (including swamps and marshes), while following the cypress lined shores of Lakes Santa Fe and Alto. Our tour this day will cross Melrose Bay and skirt the south side of Lake Santa Fe, including a visit to the secluded gem I like to call "Lost Lake" (Black Lake). Be sure to sign on before the event so we'll know to bring a boat for you.

Kayak Exploration For beginners (part 1) Santa Fe (Hwy 27 - Rum Is)

Kayak Exploration For beginners (part 2) Cross Creek

Weekend at the beach - Part 1: Tomoka River.

Weekend at the beach - Part 2: Wild Side' of St. Augustine

(To see the complete list of our tours go to Guided Explorations.

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