Rainbow Springs, Dunnellon, Florida

Rainbow Springs, formerly known as Blue Spring, is a first-magnitude artesian spring formation several miles north of the city of Dunnellon, Florida. Rainbow Springs is the focal point of Rainbow Springs State Park. The spring formation is the fourth-largest in Florida, and produces over 490 million gallons of water daily. Rainbow Springs forms the headwaters of the Rainbow River, which empties into the Withlacoochee River.

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(WIKI site)

(This is how clear the water is, but it is 72 degrees these guys are cold! The shows are no longer !)

The water is clear as a crystal and is cool. These springs amaze me, where does all that water come from and what forces it to the top to form a river?

We watched a group snorkeling down with the current. I think they had on diving suits to stay warm.

These are two different Armadillos.

Of course I love to see the ‘possoms down here. They wear armor plating, but In the south they call them Armadillos. The ranger tells me they cannot hear well and depend on their sight for defense. But they don’t see too much because they are always covering their heads under leaves and dirt to find some bugs to eat.(It was hard to get a picture with their head in sight)

(Like our new home? much like the other one, right?)

This is a nice park, plenty of walking trails and the beautiful Rainbow River.

(View from our picture window)

Thanks for coming to the Spring with us,

Nite Shipslog

PS:

A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don't need it. 

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Trains and Cars, this could have come from Walton’s mountain!