Cowboys on the Suwannee

The Cowboys embarked on a courageous adventure this month. A 21 day trip down the Suwannee River! Here are a few article written by these brave men describing the first few days on the trip!

 

 

 

Alexander

3/31/2019

First Day on the Suwannee

It is our first day on the Suwannee River! We woke up at 4:00, quick did our morning chores, and then left camp at 5:00. It was a 6-hour drive from Florida to Georgia. It was tiring but we made it. When we started out in Fargo, the first creature of the trip was a baby crawfish! It was cute. A few hours later, we stopped for lunch and saw a CRAZY inch worm. It was super gnarly. After that, we continued to paddle and then saw a 4-5 foot alligator. Then we found a really nice campsite, in which it had pine trees on it. It’s a little muddy in the shore but other than that, it’s pretty nice.

Ryan

4/3/2019

I Woke Up this Morning
We got up to a very chilly morning before we ate a really yummy breakfast with some warm hot chocolate to go with it. Next we got on the river and sang some good high spirited songs. After that we had a fun game of splashing each other with our paddles and I soaked Chief Matt. After that we got to our campsite and set it up. Chief Matt made awesome stairs with sand on a hill in our campsite. Next we swam and went to pow-wow and bed. Hoya!

 

 

Hunter

4/5/2019

Putrid Smell

This morning we woke up to the sounds of the Big Shoals. After we woke up we took down our tents. We did devos and ate a good breakfast. After we ate breakfast, we loaded out canoes, then started our daily routine. After we paddled 5 or 6 miles till we got to the worst smelling spring I’ve ever smelled. We swam in the spring and found out it was a sulfur spring which was known for healing. It is a sacred Indian healing spot.