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It was suggested to me that Florida's Ocala National Forest would be a great place. to hike. I made plans with a friend to go out this weekend, but something on his side prevented him from going this weekend. Well I was already pumped to see what Ocala had to offer. I packed my day pack and drove on down.
I passed the Alexander Springs park entrance and saw a sign on the side of the road for access to the Florida trail. I turned off to a small parking lot with a large informational sign to the trail. Half the sign told a little history of the trail and the other half was a photo of a black bear and a description of how there are plenty on the trail and to be careful. Bla bla bla, bears... Who cares, they are so rare! Well I walked onto the side trail and found a long patch of sand leading to the Florida Trail. In the sand where horse, deer, raccoon and... and... bear tracks. It was early in the morning and no one else around. OK, now I was a little nervous.
Well I walked 5 miles in and back that morning. Great walk. Nice and quiet.
Since Little Talbot Island State Park is so close to home, and I really enjoyed it. I decided to take the family out on a day hike. We got all prepared. Water, food and anything you could need for a day on the trail with the family. Well nearing the trail the kids started to seem tired. We decided we would not do the hike but rather just walk up the beach side a little. Well a little turned into allot and we said what the heck. Of course, the missus left the water and food back at the van. Great! Luckily the well prepared "New Backpacker" had water.
This Saturday I decided to take a stroll around Little Talbot Island State Park. It's a 4 mile trail with half in the woods and the other half on a secluded untouched beach. It's a great little hike. The trees swallow you up. They are so thick i could not get a reading with my GPS most of the time.
On the trail I came across a snake. The snake was in the process of eating a small bird. I captured a little on film. It's not for the squeamish.
Once I arrived at the beach, I came upon a beautiful view. There are whole trees washed up. The appear to have dies right there on the beach. Of course it only looks like that because the sand has them partially buried.
