DB Marsh stayed several days at Peacock Springs River Camp waiting out thunderstorms, then paddled down past Hal W. Adams Bridge, and slept on a picnick table at Yellow Jacket. He has now has made it to the town of Suwannee near the mouth of the Suwannee River.
![[bridge, fungus, hammock, Hart Springs, River]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-03-28--d-b-marsh-peacock-suwannee/many.jpg)
bridge, fungus, Hart Springs, River
Along the way he got enough cell signal to put up some more stories and pictures. Continue reading
Update 2022-03-28: Peacock Springs to Suwannee, FL, Suwannee River 2022-03-28.
He’s made it to Dowling Park River Camp on the Suwannee River: Danny “DB” Marsh on his thousand mile loop from Fernandina Beach and back. When he gets cell service, he updates his website.
![[Big Shoals, Woods Ferry, Eddies, Holton Creek River Camp]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-03-23--db-marsh/many.jpg)
Big Shoals, Woods Ferry, Eddies, Holton Creek River Camp
He’s having the usual kind of river misadventures. This is an example of why it’s usually not a good idea to boat alone.
About 1 AM it was about time to make camp. I pulled up to a steep bank next to the I-75 Bridge. I stepped off the kayak onto what I thought was a white sand bank. It was not sand at all, but very slippery white clay. My feet went out from under me and in the next instant I was swimming.
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Update 2022-03-23: Holton Creek to Dowling Park River Camp, Suwannee River –DB Marsh 2022-03-23.
Danny “DB” Marsh is paddling a thousand mile loop from Fernandina Beach and back. He is currently at Woods Ferry River Camp on the Suwannee River, where I just talked to him on the telephone.
He bypassed the Okefenokee Swamp because he didn’t realize how far in advance you have to reserve sleeping platforms. So he put in on the Suwannee at Fargo. Like many of us, he hopes that nice welcome center reopens some time soon.
He is from Montana, and is still amazed by alligators.
“To this Montana boy, seeing them up close and free is a mixture of amazement, joy and terror at the same time. They however wanted nothing to do with me, and would dive from their riverbanks into the water with huge splashes to watch me pass from their safety of the water. I counted 13 that day, I’m sure many more were unseen.”
He has solar panels to recharge his electronics, but it’s nice to get to a River Camp with electricity, so he appreciates the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail. Continue reading
![[Paddling the Suwannee]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-03-17--db-marsh/many.jpg)
![[Fargo Welcome Center vacant]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-03-17--db-marsh/fargo.jpg)