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    Quote Originally Posted by chilldive View Post
    So if the water is down and you have to crawl from the river to the spring, what's the difficulty? Slippery? Muddy? Just trying to know what to expect.
    I was there Sunday... It's a short walk, but you're walking over big, slippery rocks in high flow; it can be tricky. It's a fun game too: try not to touch any dry land! From what I was told, if you set foot on that private land, you WILL be arrested!

    Also it's silty right now since the traffic is down, vis maybe 30 feet, but a lot of fun


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    Quote Originally Posted by JeremyW View Post
    I was there Sunday... It's a short walk, but you're walking over big, slippery rocks in high flow; it can be tricky. It's a fun game too: try not to touch any dry land! From what I was told, if you set foot on that private land, you WILL be arrested!

    Also it's silty right now since the traffic is down, vis maybe 30 feet, but a lot of fun
    They don't really care if divers go in there. They just don't want anymore fights, etc. Don't have any picnics, though. Just stay near the run, so you don't have to fight the current.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FW View Post
    If you go in at night, you can tie-off the scooter in the river, and nobody will find it. Then all you have to do is stand up, and walk to the spring. It might not hurt to leave a light on inside your vehicle, so you can find the ramp.

    True dat! Scootering up to the spring is no problem (don't sweat the gators...really). It's mostly sandy, so the walking, when necessary isn't all that treacherous.

    Scootering back to the boat ramp in the dark, however, is more *interesting*. I'm shining my 10W all along the bank, thinking "we MUST have passed it!!!" Forrest is saying something comforting like "don't pass the ramp, or we'll end up in the Gulf of Mexico." He's sweet like that.

    Then, hark, what light from yonder HID shines...a beacon in the night! It's our very own Webmaster, standing at the ramp, shining his light for us. We're saved!! We're saved!!

    Telford is well worth the extra effort required, and not having to wade through the dirty diapers and heavily intoxicated grandmothers is just a bonus!

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    Great story. Had you passed it or not? Was yonder light in front, or behind you?

    Quote Originally Posted by sskasser View Post
    True dat! Scootering up to the spring is no problem (don't sweat the gators...really). It's mostly sandy, so the walking, when necessary isn't all that treacherous.

    Scootering back to the boat ramp in the dark, however, is more *interesting*. I'm shining my 10W all along the bank, thinking "we MUST have passed it!!!" Forrest is saying something comforting like "don't pass the ramp, or we'll end up in the Gulf of Mexico." He's sweet like that.

    Then, hark, what light from yonder HID shines...a beacon in the night! It's our very own Webmaster, standing at the ramp, shining his light for us. We're saved!! We're saved!!

    Telford is well worth the extra effort required, and not having to wade through the dirty diapers and heavily intoxicated grandmothers is just a bonus!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Squirrel Girl View Post
    Great story. Had you passed it or not? Was yonder light in front, or behind you?
    It was dtill ahead of us, it just seemed like we had gone half way to the Gulf

    Besides, Marbry wouldn't have let us get past him, they were his scooters

    Get on the road! It is a long drive to FL

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    Quote Originally Posted by FW View Post
    Get on the road! It is a long drive to FL
    I was typing up BTD invoices for the NSS Bookstore. Now I have to try on my new Joop boots to see if they fit. Then either pack them back up or stick a check in an envelope. Tons of things to do before I leave.


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    The three times I have done it , we pulled on the river bottom to avoid getting hit by trees. (well , US hitting the trees)
    (no scooters)
    It actually wasn't bad.

    We did all of ours in the daytime , so no problem finding the boat ramp. (SMILE)

    I still miss the times we would go over (when it was still open) and the locals had glow-sticks sitting in the basin (at night) so they could traverse from the little hole to the big hole
    (or Versa Visa etc)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Squirrel Girl View Post
    Tons of things to do before I leave.
    You can use my handy technique - at the top of your list, where it says: "Things To Do Before Leaving for Florida", scratch it out and write: "Things To Do When Back From Florida".

    Works every time!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MORGAN View Post
    You can use my handy technique - at the top of your list, where it says: "Things To Do Before Leaving for Florida", scratch it out and write: "Things To Do When Back From Florida".

    Works every time!

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    Now there's a man with some serious cognitive skills! I love it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MORGAN View Post
    You can use my handy technique - at the top of your list, where it says: "Things To Do Before Leaving for Florida", scratch it out and write: "Things To Do When Back From Florida".

    Works every time!

    Mike


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