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Archive for St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

 April 26, 2020

Fireflies, Flamingos, And Other Florida Delights

Several nights ago, Eric called me outside. A gentle breeze from the bay rustled through the palmettos, the intoxicating scent of jasmine filled the air, and the woods were alive with hundreds of tiny dancing lights. I haven’t seen fireflies in such numbers since I was a kid. Ordinarily, we hightail it out of here […]

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Categories : Florida
Tags : Flamingos, flamingos in Florida, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
 January 27, 2014

Freezing In Florida

Given the intense cold weather that has plagued most of the U.S. this winter, I suppose it wasn’t really fair for Florida to escape unscathed. But we certainly never expected to spend nine days on the Ochlockonee River in early January with temperatures dipping down into the low 20’s, sometimes barely creeping above freezing during […]

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Categories : Florida, Travel
Tags : Ochlockonee River State Park, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Wakulla Springs

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