50 Great Walks in Florida Book

Foreword     xv
Acknowledgments     xix
Introduction: Going on a Great Walk     1
Northwest Florida
The Joys of Meandering: Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee     13
Step into History: Park Avenue Historic District, Tallahassee     19
If the Hills Could Talk: Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park, Tallahassee     26
Five Flags Flew Here: Historic Pensacola Village, Pensacola     32
Middle-earth Walk: Grayton Beach State Park, Santa Rosa Beach     37
Follow the Waterfall: Falling Waters State Park, Chipley     42
Ducks, Shell Middens, and High-Water Marks: Mounds Pool Interpretive Trail, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, St. Marks     47
The Coca-Cola Town: A Walk around Historic Quincy     53
That Sinking Feeling: Leon Sinks Geological Area, Apalachicola National Forest, Crawfordville     58
Got Ghosts? Haunted History Walk, Monticello     64
Northeast Florida
A Stroll through History: The Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach Centre Street Stroll, Fernandina Beach     73
Nature's Classroom: Willow Pond Nature Trail, Fort Clinch State Park, Fernandina Beach     78
Traverse Two Terrains: Little Talbot Island State Park, Jacksonville     84
Stained Glass and Four Freedoms: Madison     89
A Walk onthe Gothic Side: University of Florida Campus Historic District, Gainesville     95
Wander through a Garden of Eden: Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville     100
East Meets West: Land Bridge Trail, Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway, South of Ocala     105
Flowers, Waterfalls, and Headsprings: Rainbow Springs State Park, Dunnellon     109
Bird Walk on Pepper Creek Trail: Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Homosassa     113
EcoWalk in Wild Florida: Crystal River Preserve State Park, Crystal River     118
Central Florida
Birds, Botany, and Breakfast: Guana River Site, Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Ponte Vedra Beach     127
Coquina and Conquistadors: Build Your Own Historic Walk, St. Augustine     132
Real Florida Reflections: Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, Palm Coast     138
Walk with a Lake View: Lake Eaton, USDA Forest Service, Ocala National Forest     143
Painted History Walk: DeLand     148
Two Rivers Run Through It: Silver River State Park, Ocala     153
A Peaceful Walk: Sholom Park, Ocala     158
Walking with Friends: Sunnyhill Restoration Area, St. Johns River Water Management District, Umatilla     163
Garden of Delights: Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando     168
Guided Nighttime Turtle Walk: Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Vero Beach     173
Southwest Florida
Count the Osprey: Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin     183
Full-Moon Walk with T'ai Chi/Du Gong: North Clearwater Beach     188
Gardens, Landscapes, and Native Habitats: Florida Botanical Gardens, Largo     194
A Walk for Everyone: Fort DeSoto County Park, Tierra Verde     200
Celebrate the Cigars: Historic Walk, Ybor City     208
Mangroves, Orchids, and a Bo Tree: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota     215
Layers of Time: Spanish Point, Osprey     220
Wildlife Up Close: J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel     226
Boardwalk Adventure: Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, Fort Myers     231
Walk with Audubon: Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples     237
Southeast Florida
Into the Sea Grapes: Blowing Rocks Preserve, The Nature Conseryancy, Hobe Sound     245
Vanishing Florida: A Downtown Walk, Delray Beach     251
Winged Wonder Walk: Butterfly World, Coconut Creek     257
The Delight of Deco: Art Deco Walk, South Miami Beach     262
A Stroll in Paradise: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables     268
Anhinga Amble: Everglades National Park, Homestead     273
Lush, Tropical, and Quite Rare: Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park, Key Largo     280
Ancient Trees and Recent Residents: Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park, Islamorada     286
A Silver Lining: Silver Palm Nature Trail, Bahia Honda State Park, Big Pine Key     292
Inhale Island History: Old Town Key West     298
Index     307