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Sycamore Trail, Governor Bebb MetroPark – Okeana, Ohio
Two and a half inches of rain over the preceding thirty hours necessitated finding a paved or gravel path for our planned hike. The Governor Bebb Park website suggested that the Sycamore trail had a 1 mile out and back gravel section, which we thought would meet our needs. The trail begins at a large…
Mahogany Hammock Trail, Everglades National Park – Homestead Florida
Tree hammocks occur throughout the Southeastern U.S. and are a collection of trees that occur on islands of terrain that are slightly elevated above lower-lying wetlands, which provides for different growing conditions and result in unique habitats. In the Everglades, these hammocks are usually inhabited by tropical hardwoods. Such was the case with the Mahogany…
Hueston Woods State Nature Preserve – College Corner, Ohio
We were looking to find a hike in a mature woods. Part of the motivation was to keep us out of the sun during a very warm week, and part was trying to fulfill my hope of seeing Crossvine flowering, which typically grows in mature forests and blooms in the mid to late spring. Footpaths…