Back when Orange Lake had water shore to shore....

Oct 2004-

Buzz, our rat terrier :)

 

Once upon a time we could push out in our canoe or small motor boat right from the shore of the lake. There was a run (small canal) through ~ 1/2 mile of  marshy areas that led out to the open waters of the lake

Early am in Oct 2004

 

This was a couple months after Hurricane Charley--one good thing about hurricanes-they do replenish the water!

 

Oct 2004

 

We liked to head out and watch the birds while skirting around the floating islands.

Oct 2004

 

 

Oct 2004

Coming back in the run looking east at our neighbors dock-

 

Looking south

Almost to shore

Jan of 2005-
Sunsets were beautiful from the lake...

Buzz in the boat -Jan 2005

Out past the marshy areas -Jan 2005

 

March 2010 -

You can see how it has become lower-

Looking south -back towards shore -from the run -

 

 

Our little 'pond' to the west of the run -3-2010

 

3-2010

Standing west of the run looking out north towards the lake

The neighbors dock is to the right!

 

Today water levels have been extremely low, rainfall way below average

and of course the need for water is everywhere.

 It has been several years since the water has been high enough to go all the way out from our end of the lake- (The fish camps along the lake have maintained accesses to the lake that are dredged and kept clear of floating islands-although they had their times of extreme low levels as well)

 

 

Nov 2012

Looking north-To the right of the flowers is where the run should be-

 

Nov 2012

The pond west of the run

 

Nov 2012

 

 Standing out in the run area looking back to shore

 

It is beautiful place to live!