Last Saturday, my class visited Wekiwa Springs State Park much too early in the morning for my liking. I had canoed down the Wekiwa River a few times before, and had gone swimming, but I never hiked the trails before. To be perfectly honest, I didn't even know the park had trails. But it does...oh, it definately does.
Wekiwa has 13.5 miles of hiking trails. As you can see on this map, they all intersect at various points so you can easily switch trails to go whatever direction you want. We started at Sand Lake and walked to Mill Creek, observing wildlife on the way.
Above is a pic I took of the Springs when we first arrived there. A few people were already swimming, even though it was like 9am. They were so lucky!
But we weren't there for mere recreation. Our job was to learn about the park's ecosystem and inhabitants, which I'll describe in my next blog posts.
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