This trip was to Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park. We’ve been here before but never visited the lower campground where we stayed this time. This opened up a different area to explore. Plus, it’s been five years since our last visit so we’ve forgotten parts or it’s changed.
The park is full of small lakes. I love morning mists. The mists, sunrise, and the overall quiet were very relaxing.
I love morning walks to see animals. This is a Sandhill Crane which can be quite noisy if you make them mad by passing them on the trail!
I saw lots of deer with varied group sizes of one to six deer together. Besides these, the squirrels were very active in the campground and plenty of other birds.
As far as tiring, we did some fairly extensive biking and hiking. We visited the fern boardwalk area along with some other trails along a ridge and to a lake. A portion of this hike was on the Florida Trail. We've been seeing that trail a lot!
I had to laugh about the differing trails. John and I hiked the marked trails. I also hiked a little on the sandy service roads behind our campsite. One morning I did some exploring around the lakes. None of the trails were marked and were more like paths that sometimes disappeared.
On the explosive point, we were driving home and suddenly heard a large explosion. The RV was rocking. John was able to pull it over and found we had a tire blowout. Luckily we had a spare and all the tools necessary. John was able to change the tire in 45 minutes. But it was hot and heavy work for him. What an ending to our trip!
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