Where did that river come from?

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Creeks produced great entertainment growing up. In my youth most towns emptied their sewerage into branches and creeks and they flowed into rivers and to the ocean.

They were ‘Appropriately’ called ‘Sh-t Creek,’ a slang name given by nearby citizens.  Yeah, we boys played around those too, but no swimming ‘on purpose.’  I never did see a girl playing around them. In Belmont a very popular fishing spot was the “Bean Hole.” Yep, just at the spot where Belmont’s Shi-t Creek flowed into the Catawba River.

But most creeks were clean. They were fun to fish, swim and play in. Most swimming holes had boys swimming naked, in their underwear and some even had ‘store bought’ swim trunks. NO GIRLS allowed.

I fished a lot in creeks, even used ‘set hooks’. A set hook is an unattended baited hook on a line 2-3 feet long, hung from over hanging bushes along the bank. They are pretty productive. Approaching in a home made boat you could see the limb moving if you had a fish.  We ate a lot of ‘catfish’ caught on them. Taking a cat off the hook is tricky when you first start, those 3 ‘fin-horns’ can hurt when they stick you, as the fish flops around. But the cat is good eating.

I never followed a creek to its actual headwaters as a kid. Since hiking the AT I have seen the actual head waters, the first spring that starts the Chattahoochee River in the Georgia Mountains. I even stopped the spring water from flowing and wondered if the folks downstream noticed that their river stopped for a minute. LOL

Since Sherry and I have been traveling we have been at the headwaters of many rivers and springs. It was an amazing site to me. Springs that produce ‘millions of gallons of water a day 365 days a year. They make an immediate river. I remember one in Del Rio, Texas

This is the headwaters of the Rainbow River. 600 million gallons of water a day. The 4th largest spring , near Dunnellon, Florida.

Many in Florida.  We have camped at several. The water is crystal clear and a constant temperature. For the people living around the giant springs it is normal, but to me it is AMAZING! Just from a hole in the ground comes a river.

This is the Rainbow River

I have heard of a lot of creeks. WE lived in Paw Creek for awhile. But since blogging I have met Susan Kane, from Preacher’s Creek, didn't know preachers had one!

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PS:  WE were camped here the last time Johnny got sick, it was Jan or Feb. we left here at 80 degrees the next day we were in Michigan and had a foot of snow. CCCCold.