Table of Contents
Foreword xv
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction: Going on a Great Walk 1
Northwest Florida
The Joys of Meandering: Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee 13
Step into History: Park Avenue Historic District, Tallahassee 19
If the Hills Could Talk: Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park, Tallahassee 26
Five Flags Flew Here: Historic Pensacola Village, Pensacola 32
Middle-earth Walk: Grayton Beach State Park, Santa Rosa Beach 37
Follow the Waterfall: Falling Waters State Park, Chipley 42
Ducks, Shell Middens, and High-Water Marks: Mounds Pool Interpretive Trail, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, St. Marks 47
The Coca-Cola Town: A Walk around Historic Quincy 53
That Sinking Feeling: Leon Sinks Geological Area, Apalachicola National Forest, Crawfordville 58
Got Ghosts? Haunted History Walk, Monticello 64
Northeast Florida
A Stroll through History: The Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach Centre Street Stroll, Fernandina Beach 73
Nature's Classroom: Willow Pond Nature Trail, Fort Clinch State Park, Fernandina Beach 78
Traverse Two Terrains: Little Talbot Island State Park, Jacksonville 84
Stained Glass and Four Freedoms: Madison 89
A Walk onthe Gothic Side: University of Florida Campus Historic District, Gainesville 95
Wander through a Garden of Eden: Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville 100
East Meets West: Land Bridge Trail, Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway, South of Ocala 105
Flowers, Waterfalls, and Headsprings: Rainbow Springs State Park, Dunnellon 109
Bird Walk on Pepper Creek Trail: Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Homosassa 113
EcoWalk in Wild Florida: Crystal River Preserve State Park, Crystal River 118
Central Florida
Birds, Botany, and Breakfast: Guana River Site, Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Ponte Vedra Beach 127
Coquina and Conquistadors: Build Your Own Historic Walk, St. Augustine 132
Real Florida Reflections: Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, Palm Coast 138
Walk with a Lake View: Lake Eaton, USDA Forest Service, Ocala National Forest 143
Painted History Walk: DeLand 148
Two Rivers Run Through It: Silver River State Park, Ocala 153
A Peaceful Walk: Sholom Park, Ocala 158
Walking with Friends: Sunnyhill Restoration Area, St. Johns River Water Management District, Umatilla 163
Garden of Delights: Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando 168
Guided Nighttime Turtle Walk: Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Vero Beach 173
Southwest Florida
Count the Osprey: Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin 183
Full-Moon Walk with T'ai Chi/Du Gong: North Clearwater Beach 188
Gardens, Landscapes, and Native Habitats: Florida Botanical Gardens, Largo 194
A Walk for Everyone: Fort DeSoto County Park, Tierra Verde 200
Celebrate the Cigars: Historic Walk, Ybor City 208
Mangroves, Orchids, and a Bo Tree: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota 215
Layers of Time: Spanish Point, Osprey 220
Wildlife Up Close: J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel 226
Boardwalk Adventure: Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, Fort Myers 231
Walk with Audubon: Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples 237
Southeast Florida
Into the Sea Grapes: Blowing Rocks Preserve, The Nature Conseryancy, Hobe Sound 245
Vanishing Florida: A Downtown Walk, Delray Beach 251
Winged Wonder Walk: Butterfly World, Coconut Creek 257
The Delight of Deco: Art Deco Walk, South Miami Beach 262
A Stroll in Paradise: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables 268
Anhinga Amble: Everglades National Park, Homestead 273
Lush, Tropical, and Quite Rare: Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park, Key Largo 280
Ancient Trees and Recent Residents: Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park, Islamorada 286
A Silver Lining: Silver Palm Nature Trail, Bahia Honda State Park, Big Pine Key 292
Inhale Island History: Old Town Key West 298
Index 307
