The scene was dramatic. My friends and I had descended down a steep bluff to a narrow beach facing Nassau Sound. Across the water was Amelia Island State Park; behind us tall live oak and cedar trees towered over both saw palmettos and, farther below, sand. On the beach lay the bleached trunks and branches…
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January 22, 2016 As the new blogger for the Florida State Parks system, I have been traveling to different state parks to describe what it’s like to visit them for the first time. Usually I’m on the look-out for different bird species, but at Hillsborough River State Park outside of Tampa, it was the lizards…
September 20, 2015 Before moving to Florida, I had little experience with its unique freshwater springs. Like many, my mental images of Florida were primarily of beaches, warm ocean waters, and manatees, and I had never even heard about the springs until my husband took me to one near his hometown for the first time….
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