If you’ve ever hiked along or near the St Johns River off SR 46 between Sanford and Mims, you know the landscapes are flat. Sometimes the braided river channels through this chain of lakes may have just enough elevation for an oak hammock, limbs gracefully arched over the marshy shallows. Sometimes the floodplain is a […]
Archives for April 2011
Explore St. Joseph Peninsula
On a recent visit to St. Joseph Peninsula State Park – which is well off the beaten path as roads go, lying between Apalachicola and Port St. Joe at the tip of a peninsula that sweeps around to create a large, shallow bay – I watched a group of backpackers setting off on the Wilderness […]
Sunnyhill in the sunshine
Today was my third visit to Sunnyhill Restoration Area, more than 4,400 acres managed by St. Johns Water Management District, and finally, I found the right entrance for a pleasant hike. The problem is, there are too many entrances to this vast preserve! On my first visit, scoping it out for the first edition of […]
Tupelo Honey
Driving along US 98 in Wakulla County? Don’t forget to stop and get some Florida fresh honey from the tupelo honey man.