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The Highest Point Marker
Florida has the lowest state highest point in the United States. It is the top of 345 ft (105m) Britton Hill in northern Florida not far from Alabama. The drive there from the east had lots of turns and went into Alabama briefly. It is located in Walton County's Lakewood Park. It's surrounded by forests and farms with the closest town being Paxt...
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Cypress Tree Swamp from a Curve in the Road
Florida Caverns State Park offers much more than the limestone caves. This park in the Florida Panhandle also has swamps, rivers, campgrounds and trails. Hiking, biking, horseback riding, paddling and swimming are popular activities in the park. The Chipola River is the main river in the park with several creeks flowing into it.
When e...
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Florida Caverns SP
Waterfalls, rapids and caves are not something you think about being in Florida, but all three are there. This post is about the cave system in Florida Caverns State Park in northern Florida, near the Alabama border. We will post about the highest waterfall and class 3 rapids in Florida in the future. If you are in the area you should stop and s...
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Dunns Creek SP Pond
After leaving Blue Spring State Park and its manatees, I was thinking about riding near De Leon Springs, but I was driving through the heavy part of the storm while passing there, so I kept going. (See the previous post.) After passing through the storm, I saw a sign for Dunns Creek State Parks Blue Pond area, so I decided to stop and see what w...
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Manatees in Blue Spring Run
Blue Spring State Park near Orange City, Florida is known for manatees coming into Blue Spring Run during the winter due to its warm 72 degree water. The spring run is a slow moving body of water connecting the spring or boil to the St. Johns River. There is a boardwalk that goes up the spring run to the boil, but it was closed for reconstructio...
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Pitcher Plant
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants that attract bugs onto the rim of the pitcher where they slip inside are trapped. Big Thicket has a few areas with them. These are on the Sundew Trail in the Hickory Creek Unit.
They were smaller than I thought and I did not realize that it was them the first time I went by. Onc...
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Wetlands Along Kirby Nature Trail
Big Thicket National Preserve is north of Beaumont in eastern Texas near Louisiana. It a collection of areas rather than a large contiguous park like most NPS areas. It is mainly around creeks and wetlands. This area is a little east of the main visitor center.
This hike was in January, so things are a bit more brown than in most of the ...
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Splashing Over the Rocks
Blowing Rocks is a nature preserve with a unique feature on the Florida east coast which is mostly sand beaches. A short stretch of the beach is rocky and the waves have worn holes and cracks in the rocks. When wave hit them, the water blows through them. There doesn't seem to be as many cracks and holes for water to shoot through as there used ...
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The Wave is Shooting Through a Small Hole in the Rock
I've posted a couple times about Bowing Rocks before. This is from a January 2024 trip there. This was close to high tide, but not one of the bigger ones. The best time to go is during a full or new moon at high tide. Check a tide chart to see when the tide will be the highest. Even at the highest tides, the rocks are not underwater.
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Front of Main House
If you are driving on I-80 near Imlay, Nevada (about 130 miles east of Reno) you may see Thunder Mountain Monument along the south side of the highway.
It was built by World War II veteran Frank Van Zant, aka Chief Rolling Mountain Thunder. The buildings are made of artifacts and other items found in the nearby desert held together with concret...
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Ridgeway Has Some Nice Views of the Nearby San Juans
This is the last of the three articles I wrote for the website Trazzler which is no longer. It's not a ride or hike, just a stop we made on a rest day between climbing 14ers. Photos are from a trip in 2009For most, the town of Ridgeway is where your turn to go to Telluride or go straight to Ouray. Just off the main road, theres the Co...
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Mud Lake
This is the second of three articles I wrote for the website Trazzler which disappeared a few years ago. Photos are from a ride in 2009Head north from Nederland on the Peak-to-Peak highway and you will see a sign for Caribou Ranch Open Space. Turn there and soon see a sign for the Mud Lake Open Space. There are several miles of trails...
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