
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.
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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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Grand Mesa Trip 8-09 - Rifle Falls
On my way out to Grand Junction last August I stopped by Rifle Falls State Park. About a 20 minute drive from the interstate. It is a small park with a few trails, a campground and of course a tr...©2022 - 2026 Mountain Adventures LLC all rights reserved (Designed by On the Grid Web Design LLC)