On Friday, the 13th, we were only about an hour away from a new campground at Sand Pond for the Ididahike with the Choctawhatchee Florida Trail Association. We checked into our newly renovated campsite with a concrete pad alongside the pond in the tall pines. We got our registration packet including T-shirts with bears and hearts for Valentine's Day. We bought a ball cap and neck scarf to support the Florida Trail Association. We took to the trail out of the campground to Cedar Lake boardwalk. We enjoyed happy hour egg rolls from the food truck before cooking our Instant pot chili for dinner.
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| Campsite at Sand Pond |
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| Bat box |
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| Cypress Lake Trail |
We had our apple cranberry walnut bran muffins for breakfast but decided to visit the Breakfast Lady food truck for a breakfast sandwich before heading out by car to our trailhead. There were four hikes of varied distances followed by a visit to EO Wilson Biophilia Center and a presentation by the naturalist on conservation that was beautifully done. We ended up hiking about 11 miles so were glad to chill out at the campsite and enjoy our Instant pot chicken taco bowls for dinner. We packed up anticipating rain in the morning. The rain let up for us to get to Bubbajack's Restaurant I Freeport for breakfast before the heavens opened up with a thunderstorm and downpour and tornado warning. By the time we got home the sun was shining. We were so impressed with the Trail Association, we plan to try more events with them.
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| Florida Trail Head |
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| Downloaded map so we could trace our tracks |
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| We picked the hike where you did not have to ford streams |
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| Our turn around point |
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| EO Wilson BIophilia Center |
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