This is Gilchrist Blue Springs.

Any guesses how it got its name???

In the summertime, this platform is packed with people who jump off the end...

...into the 23' deep swimming hole with water as clear as can be.

Seanna's done it...and I think she would've jumped right in that day if she had been prepared and if it wasn't so chilly.

Let's be honest...the cold would not have deterred this girl from diving right in!  She just didn't have her swimsuit nor did we have the time...

This is the land of alligators, so beware....

Really, so beautiful and peaceful this time of year...

You can barely make him out, but a paddleboarder was coming our way.

It truly would be a fun place to canoe or kayak.  Maybe another day...

The natural spring flows into the Sante Fe River, which is the river our rental house was on.  Maria and Barb were absorbing all the details...

...while I was taking photos.  This one of Grandma Lois with her grandson Wyatt...

Sweet Seanna....

Seanna, Maria, me, Wyatt, and Mama (Barb was behind the camera)...just chillin' at...

...Blue Springs.