The springs of this park are actually in the Suwannee River, so there is no run, just a swirling on the river surface. The parking area, down a one lane dirt lane, is in a beautiful old forest. It looks like the spot is most popular as a swimming hole, for while there is a hiking and biking trail, it did not take long for the path to become overgrown and blocked by blown down trees. Many ticks found us as we walked, the day after O’Leno, through the grasses. The trail stays near the river on one side of the loop, and crosses through various ages of forests, with some fairly recent pine plantings on the way back.
the banks on this part of the Suwannee are worn limestone, with a few steep approaches and sandy bends
mushrooms growing on a tree in the older part of the forest
not a spider
perhaps an assassin bug
unknown beetles munching on flowers
duskywings, Mike’s
trumpet vine, Mike’s
wild petunia
we think this is a six-lined racerunner, Mike’s
Mike did the processing of the photos.
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