ATHENS — Nature lovers and paddling enthusiasts will have the opportunity to explore some of Georgia’s most storied waterways this fall through the Athens-based river advocacy group Georgia River Network, which is hosting two-day paddle camping adventures on the Flint River and the Okefenokee Swamp. Registration for the weekend river journeys opened Monday at www.garivers.org
The organization will lead a two-day, two-night trip Oct. 6-8 covering some 35 miles of southwest Georgia’s Flint River, featuring beautiful limestone bluffs, breathtaking blue hole springs and abundant wildlife. Then on Nov. 10-12, the group will explore 22 miles of the Okefenokee Swamp and Suwannee River, a trip that takes in some of the most scenic stretches of the fabled 400,000-acre swamp filled with alligators, turtles, birds and a host of other wildlife.
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