A small group of us paddled the Oslo Conservation Area just south of Vero Beach on the Indian River Lagoon Saturday. It was a great paddle in that it packed a lot of wildlife and variety of scenery into a very short trip. We paddled the Indian River to have lunch on a small island beach all to ourselves. We went fishing in Crawford Notch, a small protected bay on the river. And we explored dense mangrove creeks and lakes in the west shore of the Indian River. I particularly liked paddling the longest mangrove tunnel I've ever encountered. I've paddled such tunnels in the 1000 Islands (Cocoa Beach), Everglades, Florida Keys, etc., but here we were under continuous mangrove cover for about half an hour. And all three types of mangroves were in abundance; red, black, and white. Photos are on our club Photo Album at http://www.spacecoastpaddlers.org. -- Al Vazquez KayakGuide.com tm the Place to Share Kayaking & Canoeing tm *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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