February 2024

Torreya State Park – Weeping Ridge Campground – Bristol, Florida February 7 – 14, 2024

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We left Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park around 11:30 am on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 and drove a little more than 200 miles northwest to Torreya State Park just outside of Bristol, Florida for a 7-night stay in the Weeping Ridge Campground. Torreya State Park was a project that was developed by the Civilian Conservation […]

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Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park – Micanopy, FL – January 26 to February 7, 2024 (Part Two)

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We were quite busy during our stay at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park so I’ve divided our posts into parts one and two. Friday morning we drove up to the North Entrance (which is closer to Gainesville), and hiked the La Chua Trail on the edge of the prairie. This trail is teeming with wildlife

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Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park – Micanopy, FL – January 26 to February 7, 2024 (Part One)

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We were quite busy during our stay at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park so I’ve divided our posts into parts one and two. We left the Cypress Glen Campground outside of Brooksville on Friday, January 26, 2024 at the very last minute – check out is 1 pm – for a short 84 mile drive

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Cypress Glen Campground – Withlacoochee State Forest – Brooksville, FL – January 19 – 26, 2024

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Friday, January 19, 2024 we left Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park around 10:30 am and took a 3 1/2 hour drive northeast to the Cypress Glen Campground in the Withlacoochee State Forest near Brooksville, Florida for a 7-night stay. On the way we drove through bands of rain as we neared Brooksville so we stopped

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