tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post5855911775035224978..comments2024-01-06T15:22:52.930-05:00Comments on Ocala, Central Florida & Beyond: Rainbow Springs swimming areaLowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-14953161422016493202014-04-02T14:38:56.129-04:002014-04-02T14:38:56.129-04:00You just have to be sure to swim faster than the g...You just have to be sure to swim faster than the guy behind you :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-51199606515624839862012-07-02T11:47:53.547-04:002012-07-02T11:47:53.547-04:00I have been there - and yes even saw an alligator....I have been there - and yes even saw an alligator. I was in a kayak and was contemplating going snorkeling but couldn't get up the nerve after I saw about a 5 foot alligator.. The ranger told me that the alligators are not fed so they do not associate people with food and are afraid of people. Apparently it is safe or you wouldn't see hundreds of people tubing down the rainbow river with the toes and hands dangling in the water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-52537067983623221412011-06-28T14:55:15.144-04:002011-06-28T14:55:15.144-04:00I've been to that river many times since I mov...I've been to that river many times since I moved from NJ and I have never seen a gator in the swiming area or in the vecinity. the water is great and is alwasy at the same temperature.Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621436594648648551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-23478829614380566782009-12-21T18:54:57.470-05:002009-12-21T18:54:57.470-05:00I'd be happy to swin with the alligators! I...I'd be happy to swin with the alligators! I'm so happy there are such things in Florida, nature calling :)Orlando Hotelshttp://www.lastminutetravel.com/Destination/Orlando-Hotels.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-16577671731233375372009-08-25T22:11:46.239-04:002009-08-25T22:11:46.239-04:00And here I thought you Florida types were all a bu...And here I thought you Florida types were all a bunch of softies. Swimming with the gators, I'm impressed. Amazing colors!Antjashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032661963227386912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-62914633630007845272009-08-25T21:49:15.848-04:002009-08-25T21:49:15.848-04:00Stunning photos mate!Stunning photos mate!Tim Pasqualonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767679238374687008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-63413535255357331382009-08-24T19:15:24.530-04:002009-08-24T19:15:24.530-04:00@ Frank - I've got a lot of gator photos...we ...@ Frank - I've got a lot of gator photos...we used to ride bikes at Shark Valley in the Everglades - a 15 mile loop infested with gators. They would lay in the road and you had to ride around them. One day we counted - 150 alligators! They usually won't bother you unless you step on them, but if they attack they can run very fast so we'd get up speed and go around them pedaling away!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-16373343963243130972009-08-24T19:02:35.041-04:002009-08-24T19:02:35.041-04:00The image is so striking! It looked very inviting,...The image is so striking! It looked very inviting, but then I read it. I thought maybe that was an alligator net, something like the shark nets they have in Australia. As a child I visited your area, and I remember caverns, and some very clear water (oh yes, that would be Clearwater :) I wonder if I even thought about the alligators? We stayed at a motel that had a lake behind it where you could go to an island by pedaling the boat like a bike. They were kid safe, supposedly, and we had a lot of fun. Thinking back, I do think it seemed like perfect 'gator country.tapirgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10098235462073493603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-40351674301822711752009-08-24T18:07:18.388-04:002009-08-24T18:07:18.388-04:00Wow, that looks so inviting. Why on earth are the ...Wow, that looks so inviting. Why on earth are the most beautiful areas also often the most dangerous ones? I don't know who said this but I guess there's truth in it...Buenos Aires Photobloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14534799750287596620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-43023917182171554832009-08-24T17:51:14.038-04:002009-08-24T17:51:14.038-04:00I had heard of the springs but had no idea how nic...I had heard of the springs but had no idea how nice they are. It's no wonder it's popular...alligators or not. (trying to capture a gator to post?)Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04998414080562162677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-32960513048797654492009-08-24T16:07:42.920-04:002009-08-24T16:07:42.920-04:00Um, aligators? you're kidding, right? Think ...Um, aligators? you're kidding, right? Think I'll stick with swimming with 60 pound muskies.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487228375145939026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-10387115211618962592009-08-24T15:17:39.260-04:002009-08-24T15:17:39.260-04:00@ JM - In the Amazon, wouldn't you be more wor...@ JM - In the Amazon, wouldn't you be more worried about crocodiles?Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-48739719916802249602009-08-24T15:15:36.651-04:002009-08-24T15:15:36.651-04:00@ Per Stromsjo - The can move quite fast...especia...@ Per Stromsjo - The can move quite fast...especially underwater...on land they can reach speeds of 35 mph!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-67540320641847680812009-08-24T15:12:40.470-04:002009-08-24T15:12:40.470-04:00A natural swimming pool! That's how I like the...A natural swimming pool! That's how I like them! And the place is gorgeous! As to the alligators, well... no big deal! LOL! They didn't attack me either when I was swimming in some of the Amazone rivers... :-)))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-14215300152890086922009-08-24T15:00:57.831-04:002009-08-24T15:00:57.831-04:00The pool is great, but with the gators... Is it at...The pool is great, but with the gators... Is it at least required that the gators go under some medical tests before using the pool with the humans?<br />God bless you!<br />CezarCezar and Léiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408385000169533010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-47536495426064119352009-08-24T14:02:15.062-04:002009-08-24T14:02:15.062-04:00As beautiful as it looks, I think I'll give it...As beautiful as it looks, I think I'll give it a miss. I don't like teeth. The colours are amazing!cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-1826253365306177282009-08-24T13:28:18.372-04:002009-08-24T13:28:18.372-04:00Everything sounded so perfect... and then, alligat...Everything sounded so perfect... and then, alligators!Prosperohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114988815558549577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-65756816161802635332009-08-24T13:24:54.900-04:002009-08-24T13:24:54.900-04:00How fast are those 'gators anyhow? Keeping an ...How fast are those 'gators anyhow? Keeping an eye out is a bit difficult when your eyes are at sea level - so to speak.stromsjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524397187094481360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-7344955030718629632009-08-24T12:57:18.724-04:002009-08-24T12:57:18.724-04:00The water has a beautiful color--swimming with all...The water has a beautiful color--swimming with alligators is scary. Nice capture!! Wish I could swim there right now, minus the alligators.Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-32232693191236215222009-08-24T12:15:38.579-04:002009-08-24T12:15:38.579-04:00A pretty place to swim, I expect. Swimming with al...A pretty place to swim, I expect. Swimming with alligators would be a lot like swimming with sharks.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469878511196407233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-58482465938664973502009-08-24T11:51:08.203-04:002009-08-24T11:51:08.203-04:00alligators!?alligators!?Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-36171389345198106992009-08-24T11:14:56.712-04:002009-08-24T11:14:56.712-04:00Alligators!? Yikes! Looks like a great place, thou...Alligators!? Yikes! Looks like a great place, though.Lisa Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894424591692303381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-78666293636726109292009-08-24T11:05:25.935-04:002009-08-24T11:05:25.935-04:00I'm not fond of the weeds I might encounter in...I'm not fond of the weeds I might encounter in our Minnesota lakes and gosh forbid I have a run in with a bullhead! Euwww BLECH! I think the possibility of a meeting with an alligator might put me right over the edge! No thank you Sir!<br /><br />It sure is a pretty place to look at, tho!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02050984433078649495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-72334421654122737962009-08-24T11:01:40.004-04:002009-08-24T11:01:40.004-04:00Okay I was so there til I heard the gator part .....Okay I was so there til I heard the gator part .. I'll be the one sitting on the blanketDarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756974947178812123.post-5698562572651058642009-08-24T10:57:06.247-04:002009-08-24T10:57:06.247-04:00EW! Alligators! The temperature of the water must ...EW! Alligators! The temperature of the water must be just as attractive to them as it is to humans. Keep counting your fingers and toes. ;-)EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.com