This is a photo of a hammock taken on the Adam’s ranch that spans three counties in South Florida. The specific location isn’t named. This photo is from ‘A Cattleman’s Backcounty Florida’ by Alto Adams, Jr.This is a beautiful coffee[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Swampy’s #Florida Postcard #Thursday: Homosassa Springs
This is ‘The Garden of the Springs’ at Homosassa Springs. This card is not postmarked, but appears to be from the 1960s. I did a quick search for ‘The Garden of the Springs’ and it seems to be gone now[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today is #WorldRangerDay! Florida is full of incredible rangers that run our parks system. One of Swampy’s favorites is the park biologist for the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Mike Owen. Mike is a wonder in South Florida. Mike not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Travels: Finds the entrance of the Upper Hillsborough park land in Pasco County.
Swampy found the main entrance to the Upper Hillsborough tract just east of Zephyrhills in Pasco County on County Road 54. Click here to learn more of all you can do on this tract of the Southwest Florida Management District.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…