Five-Star Trails: Gainesville & Ocala: Your Guide to the Area's Most Beautiful Hikes - Paperback
Five-Star Trails: Gainesville & Ocala: Your Guide to the Area's Most Beautiful Hikes - Paperback
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by Sandra Friend (Author), John Keatley (Author)
Immerse yourself in the natural wonderland of this section of the Sunshine State.
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Immerse yourself in the natural wonderland of North Central Florida. Discover urban places for reflection such as Sholom Park, a carefully manicured woodlands in a retirement community, and Bivens Arm Nature Park, surrounding a marsh in Gainesville. Explore the vast longleaf pine flatwoods of the Ocala National Forest on the Florida Trail near Lake Delancy and the shady swamp forests of Goethe State Forest along the Big Cypress Trail. See more alligators than you've ever seen in your life in the home of the Gators along the La Chua Trail at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park.
Author Biography
An avid outdoors enthusiast, Sandra Friend is known beyond her books for keeping up with the cutting edge of online communications. A native of Rockledge, FL, and a member of the Florida Outdoor Writers Association, John Keatley grew up along the Space Coast and spent most of his youth in the woods or on the water. While preparing for a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail he met Sandra, and they have been hiking and writing together ever since. They live in Sanford, FL.
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