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following old forest service roads but looking for opportunities to get off the trail and do some bushwacking.
The area is pocked marked by a complex of small wet and dry prairies
Percolating rainfall passes quickly through the soil to drive the pressure at nearby Juniper Springs.
Last night this area had over an inch of rainfall and this prairie is already dried up.
a closer look at another dry prairie
evidence of fire, a big fire, dominates the ecosystem and visual landscape but allows for larger vistas.
I was looking for Scrub Jays because I have seen them about three miles east of here.
These are burned out skeletons of Florida Rosemary, an uncommon plant but one that has evolved into a fire dependent system
Here is a rosemary bush that has recovered to a height of six feet.
As the sun fell my time ran out and I pledged to return . I ventured off the trail several times (using my GPS) and hiked strolling through a wide open wilderness. The prairies offed wide and open vistas for taking pictures or just seeing more than you could in a forest. Really easy hike and surprisingly no ticks. Let's go!
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