June 14, 2008
by Gwen Beatty
The weather and river conditions couldn’t have been better. Twelve of us put in at the Spring Creek dam on Hwy 90 in Marianna and took out at Magnolia Bridge downstream on the Chipola. I have never seen Spring Creek or the Chipola so beautiful and clear. The river clean-ups over the past couple years have successfully cleared away most of the trash and debris that littered the creek a couple years ago. We were on the river early enough to miss most of the locals who usually get a later start and we were off the river in time to avoid the afternoon thunderstorms. After the paddle, we stopped at Ruby Tuesday in Marianna to cool off and enjoy a late lunch.
