Now that the weather is cooler (meaning 80s and sometimes as low as 70s for the high), I am hoping we can do several small trips. Today was just a short hike (3.25 miles) at a local state forest. The trail was wonderful. It is wide enough so we could walk side-by-side almost the whole time with just a few muddy places.
Most Florida hikes are extremely flat. This one actually had some
elevation. The loop dropped 90’ and then climbed back up. As a comparison, the
hike at Cumberland Island had just a 21’ change over the whole trail. We’ve
done much higher. Lost Mine trail was 1,131’. Picacho Peak is 1,961’. Flatiron
Trail was 2,641’. So, it wasn’t difficult just a little different.
The trail goes through different areas. Pine trees changed into live oaks and scrubby oaks and upland sandhill oaks (those last two I’ve never heard of before).
There was a swamp area but it's not very big and it hasn’t rained lately so it was mostly dry. The far point of the loop is along St. Mary’s River.
This is the same river we traveled to go to Cumberland Island, just upstream.
But the colors are still dark from the Okefenokee Swamp origins.
Lots of purple, yellow, and white wildflowers were along the trail.
It was a nice day and place to hike! While I’m adding pictures…here are pictures from our backyard of an eagle, hawk, and turkey vulture.
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