Easter Weekend camp/dive

We will be camping at the Florida Caverns SP over Easter weekend. We
have room for 4 more campers on our site and I will be bringing my
extra canoe for our guests. Dive plans include some on the Chipola
river and some on Merrit's Mill pond.

I'm curious. What are the interesting points on the Chipola? Are there more
on Holmes Creek? I don't' know too much about the Chipola, except that it's
next to the Caverns, and that it goes to Holmes Creek. Send me information.
I might drive down versus camping.

>From: "Kelly Hornsby" klh1964@cox.net
>Date: 1/30/2005 11:24 AM Central Standard Time

>I'm curious. What are the interesting points on the Chipola? Are there more
>on Holmes Creek? I don't' know too much about the Chipola, except that it's
>next to the Caverns, and that it goes to Holmes Creek. Send me information.
>I might drive down versus camping.
>

The main interesting points of the Chipola are the fossils and artifacts that
can be found there. There are also several springs on it.

Holmes Creek is a different system than the Chipola. Holmes is about 50 miles
west of Chipola and flows into the Choctawhatchee river, the main town it flows
through is Vernon. The Chipola runs into the Apalachicola river and the main
town it runs through is Marianna.

Right. I was mistaken on the west/south end of the Chipola, because it
thought it went to Holmes, versus the Appalachicola. I haven't been on the
river, although I've crossed Chipola and Holmes many times in my travels.

What's the rules for artifacts in Fla? Can you pull them legally?
Georgia's rules say that you can photograph, but not disturb if on public
waterways or public lands. I don't want to bother anything like artifacts
and get into trouble. I've seen lots of pottery shards and remnants on the
Chattahoochie and on Spring Creek, which dumps into Seminole, but nothing on
the lower Appalachicola.

Send email to flingylingy
@
yahoo.com

and we'll continue this discussion. I *am* interested in the Easter
weekend, because I may be in Donalsonville for the weekend.


"Ron White" <mrmotoz21@aol.compost> wrote in message
news:20050131041035.05955.00000305@mb-m20.aol.com...
> >From: "Kelly Hornsby" klh1964@cox.net
>>Date: 1/30/2005 11:24 AM Central Standard Time
>
>>I'm curious. What are the interesting points on the Chipola? Are there
>>more
>>on Holmes Creek? I don't' know too much about the Chipola, except that
>>it's
>>next to the Caverns, and that it goes to Holmes Creek. Send me
>>information.
>>I might drive down versus camping.
>>
>
> The main interesting points of the Chipola are the fossils and artifacts
> that
> can be found there. There are also several springs on it.
>
> Holmes Creek is a different system than the Chipola. Holmes is about 50
> miles
> west of Chipola and flows into the Choctawhatchee river, the main town it
> flows
> through is Vernon. The Chipola runs into the Apalachicola river and the
> main
> town it runs through is Marianna.