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…g ibis, wood storks, egrets and herons become more common. The last leg of the trip skirts along the backside of the huge Camp’s dike, erected in the ’30’s to divert the creek’s flow away from the prairie. Gliding down the first section of Camp’s Cana…
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…d receded. By the ’30’s, the highway was complete and a new system of dykes and canals was completed by the cattle ranching Camp family who owned the Prairie. The new water control structures made the possibility of ever seeing another prolonged “lake…
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…le it. E-mail us at riverguide2000@yahoo.com or call (386) 454-0611 Cost Most guided tours are $50 per person. (includes boat, paddle, vest, shuttling and your guide) Using your Own Boat – $40. (many paddlers with their own boats like to join us to le…
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…dates. If the date you want to paddle is open on the calendar, let us know (at least 2 weeks in advance) and we’ll schedule it. E-mail us at riverguide2000@yahoo.com or call (386) 454-0611 Description Explore the upper reaches of the Santa Fe River wa…
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…s or deported to the west, the river was opened up to commerce. It took over a year for the river to be cleared of downfallen trees before steamboats could make the journey up. Even then, the narrowness of the stream and overhanging trees required som…