R-pod Owners Forum : Blue Spring SP in Florida https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Camping Adventures : Blue Spring SP in Florida Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:26:10 +0000 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:02:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2382 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Blue Spring SP in Florida : Love Birding and would love to... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=23479#23479 Author: DocTom
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Posted: 10 Apr 2012 at 3:02pm

Love Birding and would love to go here again. Last time in this area was 35 years ago!]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:02:30 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=23479#23479 Blue Spring SP in Florida : Lovethe picsand the pod. I... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=23354#23354 Author: rpodsingledude
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Posted: 02 Apr 2012 at 9:30pm

Love the pics and the pod. I just named my new pod the "rock pod."]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:30:15 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=23354#23354 Blue Spring SP in Florida : By now the manatees are probably... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=23346#23346 Author: TerryM
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Posted: 02 Apr 2012 at 2:22pm

By now the manatees are probably back in the ocean.

Terry
]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:22:23 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=23346#23346 Blue Spring SP in Florida : Appreciatethe photo sharing!BSSP... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=23336#23336 Author: Non Rev
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Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 9:38pm

Appreciate the photo sharing!  BSSP is next on our list as we've left our POD in Crescent City, FL as positioning for future visits to all FL State Parks.  ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:38:45 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=23336#23336 Blue Spring SP in Florida : Upon looking in the mirror... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22466#22466 Author: Guests
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Posted: 19 Feb 2012 at 7:34am

Upon looking in the mirror this morning, I realized that, in my old age, I'm beginning to LOOK like a manatee! LOL
 
I've only been to FL once, but was amazed at the diversity of wildlife.
]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:34:44 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22466#22466 Blue Spring SP in Florida : No noise that I ever heard.... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22442#22442 Author: TerryM
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 11:51am

No noise that I ever heard.  Maybe they make a low tonal noise under water.  That is a good question!  I'll have to check it out.

Terry

Okay, I got the answer.  Yes!  Go here: http://savethemanatee.org/audio.htm
]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:51:54 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22442#22442 Blue Spring SP in Florida : Yes, thanks for the photos.... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22440#22440 Author: Snowbound
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 9:46am

Yes, thanks for the photos. Those of the manatees are especially interesting. Tell me, do they make any kind of noises? 
Bette
]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:46:09 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22440#22440 Blue Spring SP in Florida : Thanks for the cool pictures... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22439#22439 Author: Guests
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 6:03am

Thanks for the cool pictures and post! Smile]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:03:30 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22439#22439 Blue Spring SP in Florida : They also have a pontoon boat... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22426#22426 Author: TerryM
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Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 11:47am

They also have a pontoon boat cruise on the Saint Johns that is well worth taking.  I paid $20.00 (senior discount of $2.00) and was out for 2.5 hours.  They have real nice play areas for the kids also.  I'll be going back thats for sure!

Terry
]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:47:15 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22426#22426 Blue Spring SP in Florida : Looks like a beautiful place with... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22425#22425 Author: 2Peas-n-Rpod
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Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 9:51am

Looks like a beautiful place with some fantastic animal life! Thanks for posting those wonderful photos for us to enjoy! Some day we hope to make it all the way across the country to visit Florida, and your post gives us a place to put on our list as a "must-see".]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:51:09 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22425#22425 Blue Spring SP in Florida : The pictures are totally cool.... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22424#22424 Author: tpierce220
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Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 8:29am

The pictures are totally cool.  44 days until April 1st, so it's 60 days until camping season.  Yay!]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:29:22 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22424#22424 Blue Spring SP in Florida : There is a swimming section. That... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22423#22423 Author: TerryM
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Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 4:38am

There is a swimming section.  That is where I took the pictures of the fish and manatees.

Terry
]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:38:37 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22423#22423 Blue Spring SP in Florida :  Nice!  Do they have a section... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22418#22418 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 16 Feb 2012 at 8:20pm

 Nice!  Do they have a section set aside for swimming?  There was a spring-fed swimming hole in the FL SP we stayed at last April, we wished we used it more while we were there.]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:20:38 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22418#22418 Blue Spring SP in Florida : Great pix Terry, that 3rd pix... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22416#22416 Author: dsmiths
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Posted: 16 Feb 2012 at 6:49pm

Great pix Terry, that 3rd pix looks like a gar fish. looking at those pictures makes me itch to get the pod out and go man go.]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:49:23 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22416#22416 Blue Spring SP in Florida : The water where these were taken... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22414#22414 Author: TerryM
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Posted: 16 Feb 2012 at 4:01pm

The water where these were taken is about 6' to 8' deep.

Mother and child:




This was taken Tuesday morning.  The water is 72* and the air temp. was about 40*.  It made for some beautiful views of the river.


This section of the Saint Johns river has very pure water.  You can drink right out of the river with no ill effects.  It won't taste very good though because of the tannin that leaches from the trees.

terry
]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:01:32 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22414#22414 Blue Spring SP in Florida : Blue Spring State Park is in the... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2382&PID=22413#22413 Author: TerryM
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Posted: 16 Feb 2012 at 3:51pm

Blue Spring State Park is in the central part of Florida.  The spring is a category 1 spring putting out 104,000,000 gallons of water per day!  Yep, that is 104 million per day.  The water flows into the north flowing Saint Johns River.  From Blue Spring to the mouth of the river up by Jacksonville it is 170 river miles.  The manatees numbered about 200 and swam those 170 miles to winter in the 72* spring waters.

The park covers 2,643 acres.  Besides the manatee there are black bear, eagles, osprey, river otter, gators and Florida Cougar.  The park has way too many birds to list here!  I even saw 2 storks!

Here is my campsite:


A tarpon:


Gar:


A sleeping manatee:


Manatees sleep on the bottom of the river.  When its time for some more air, without waking up, they come to the surface for fresh air then settle back on the bottom.  They do not wake up!  Pretty cool!

Getting a breath:

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