Adventures in Florida 2008: Part 2 12/30/08

After photographing Megan and Brian at Alpine Groves I decided that it would be a fantastic place to go for a afternoon canoe and kayak trip. Than we could finish up by catching one of those fantastic sunsets over the river. I have a kayak that I keep at my parents house and Jeremy borrowed the canoe from his parents, we were off.

The park is setup perfectly with a boat launch, so it made things really easy. Jeremy decided to bring Dakota, that's when it got really fun. His first trick was to tip Jeremy over in the canoe. Luckily they hadn't gotten very far and Jeremy was able to dump the water out of the canoe and keep going. Dakota hopped back into the boat for a bit longer but he really preferred to be swimming or jumping alongside the boat as opposed to riding in it. We stayed along the shore and Dakota was able to keep up with the canoe as we went underneath the docks. After a couple hours Jeremy decided to take Dakota back to the house and get a change of clothes. He made it back just in time to go out one more time for the sunset.

There is just something amazing about sunset paddling. When the water is calm you get this really amazing reflection from the sky. The water is no longer blue, but purple. You can't help but stare each time you dip your paddle into the water.

What a great trip it was, I'll be thinking of this one out here in Colorado when we get our next blizzard.