Was enjoying the thread until about the middle of page 2, when the request in yout closing sentence went out the window
Was enjoying the thread until about the middle of page 2, when the request in yout closing sentence went out the window
Maybe I'm missing something here. What part of the thread went political? Is bringing up another state political? If so the whole thread was political from the beginning.
I edited out the political commentary. Regardless, this thread was about appreciating Florida not talking trash about California.
There's a lot about the State that I love, though I don't have anything to compare it to because I've never lived anywhere else. The area of Central Florida in which I've lived my entire life is quite beautiful...lot of rolling hills, it doesn't look at all like most of FL. Unfortunately, the urban sprawl & overdevelopment is beginning to steamroll through the area, and our useless city & county governments are approving the next development fast as they can.
About a year ago, we bought a small piece of property on the Withlacoochee River; I have no plans to ever do anything with it other than use it to launch a kayak, which I do as often as possible. The stretch of river there is very lightly developed & a quite beautiful stretch of nature. There are small springs periodically along the river, but much of the water flow is drainoff from the Green Swamp. As such, the water level and the scenery constantly changes, depending on how much rainfall has taken place in the swamp. I'm not sure if it is prettier when the water is high or low. When high, the current can be pretty strong & the water level high enough that you can see over the top of the river bank...but since it's a "swamp river" the water is very murky when it's high. As it drops, the the water becomes pretty clear, and as you down the river you can admire the awesome root systems of the old cypress trees that line the river.
About a year ago, we bought a small piece of property on the Withlacoochee River; I have no plans to ever do anything with it other than use it to launch a kayak, which I do as often as possible. The stretch of river there is very lightly developed & a quite beautiful stretch of nature. There are small springs periodically along the river, but much of the water flow is drainoff from the Green Swamp. As such, the water level and the scenery constantly changes, depending on how much rainfall has taken place in the swamp. I'm not sure if it is prettier when the water is high or low. When high, the current can be pretty strong & the water level high enough that you can see over the top of the river bank...but since it's a "swamp river" the water is very murky when it's high. As it drops, the the water becomes pretty clear, and as you down the river you can admire the awesome root systems of the old cypress trees that line the river.
Yeah, I tell all my friends to visit me in Tally in the Summer. Summer is what keeps 3 million people from moving here, so I have learned to love it.
Holy crap you have a lot of friends!
I loved canoeing Econfina. My philosophy for life was born on the Econfina. “More beers, less tears!”
Grew up in Florida and never considered leaving. In high school, I new my options were either FSU or UF, and I never considered anything else, and I doubt my parents would have paid for it. My dad went to the Ivy league and later in life told me that he told his friends that "He doesn't want to go to the Ivy Leaque because it's too far from the beach". That's probably true.
Tried to get a job in Denver after my degree, but the economy in the 80s was bad because Denver used to be concnetrated on energy. I wanted to ski.
Florida is great, but it is miserable in August and September. Now I try to escape to the mountains out west to enjoy the equivalent of the Florida winter.
Tried to get a job in Denver after my degree, but the economy in the 80s was bad because Denver used to be concnetrated on energy. I wanted to ski.
Florida is great, but it is miserable in August and September. Now I try to escape to the mountains out west to enjoy the equivalent of the Florida winter.
It's on my list! Was planning a trip there a year or so ago. We heard that the water was "way down" and called to confirm. Gonna try again this year.
I haven’t been in at least 15 years. If you go, enjoy and remember “more beers, less tears!”
