We went today thru the land cut called "Florida's Grand Canyon". This is a stretch even by Florida standards. Given the highest point in Florida is 345 feet, the land cut can be no more than 100 feet at its highest, hardly compares to the grand canyon at more than a mile (5280 feet). But suspend disbelief of the name, its pretty cool. A canal dug to make the ICW connect Panama City with Desitin about 50 miles long. It is used hardly at all, we saw two boats on the canal. The soil is like a very soft sandstone or a packed sand. Even the dark bands that look like rock are a dark sand pressed together that crumbles when touched. The banks show some dramatic erosion results. The dreged materials are dumped along side the upper bank of the canal. Some of these remain as large sand dunes and have 4 wheeler tracks in it.
Entering the cut from the west end (Panama City End), actual at this end a swampy creek.
oops a navagation marker bouy out of place. Thats whay they don't all match the charts.
Starting to climb the cliff at the deepest cut.
Looking east from the top of the deepest cut.
Boat and Fran at the Base.
Eroded cliff.
We are at anchor in Hogstown Bayou for tonight with a beautiful sunset.
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