5/24/12
Smoke from East Polk Brush Fire
Photos below were taken this morning at Simmers-Young Park in Winter Haven where I was walking/jogging with my dog. The sight and smell of the dense smoke building up in the skies and blowing through was enough to cause me to shorten our exercise time.
4/16/12
04-16-12 Sunset @ Grassy Lake, Winter Haven
While walking my beagle this evening at Grassy Lake, a small boat launch & picnic area at 151 Argentina Rd., I was privileged to observe this spectacular sunset!
4/4/12
Walk Winter Haven's Trails With New Walking Club
There's a new Walking Club in Winter Haven and just in time for National Walking Day!
Find out what it is, who can join and where their first walk is on Friday, April 6!
Find out what it is, who can join and where their first walk is on Friday, April 6!
3/16/12
Trek Ten Trails Hosted Hike March 17 at Hilochee WMA
Want to Go Green in Polk County this weekend? Then join Friends of the Park Foundation on their 5th hosted hike of the season at Hilochee Wildlife Management Area in the Green Swamp area, Saturday, March 17 @ 9:00 am.
Click HERE for all details.
Click HERE for the article by the Polk County Walking Fitness Examiner
3/15/12
Review of Trek Ten Trails North Walk-in-Water Creek Hike, January 2012
Click HERE for a review of Trek Ten Trails January 2012 hike at North Walk-in Water Creek near Lake Wales
1/21/12
Sneak Peek: Trek Ten Trails North Walk-In-The-Water Creek Trail [01-21-12]
33 Enthusiastic Hikers met at North Walk-In-The-Water Creek at 9 AM for a hosted 1.5 mile easy, shaded hike. This hike/location is very suitable for all ages, from children to older adults and is also a dog-friendly trail
Geocaching/Treasure Hunts are a family fun part of the Trek Ten Trails Hikes
The entrance off Hwy 60, approximately 9 miles past Lake Wales
1/4/12
Lake Ned Sunrise, Winter Haven, New Years Day, January 1, 2012
It was too irresistible to not catch the first sunrise of the new year, so I journeyed to Lake Ned on Cypress Gardens Rd in Winter Haven.
Address: 231 Lake Ned Road, Cypress Gardens, Florida
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Address: 231 Lake Ned Road, Cypress Gardens, Florida
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I arrived at sunrise 7:18 am and was not disappointed at the view awaiting me.
During my 45 minutes at Lake Ned, I observed Ibis
Sandhill Cranes flying overhead with their unique, beautiful trumpeting
Lake Ned has a nice setting for family picnics, BBQ's and children's recreation
If you enjoy birdlife, sunrises and sunsets or just sitting with your Honey,
Lake Ned is a nice serene location to migrate to.
If you like to recreate on the water, Lake Ned has a boat ramp at this location.
There's an activity for all ages at Lake Ned.
Lake Ned seems a suitable place for all creatures and not only humans.
There is sufficient green space for children AND dogs to play and roam
then afterwards, benches provide a nice place to sit, meditate and soak up the Polk County sun :)
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12/22/11
Celebrating the 1st Day of Winter 2011 @ Circle B Bar Reserve, Lakeland
In Polk County I can always find a reason to explore a new trail or walk a familiar park, however today, December 22, 2011 - the first day of Winter, warranted an intentional outing to investigate something with mystique and intrigue. For me, that was to see if the brown pelicans were back at Circle B Bar Reserve.
It was January 2011 when I first discovered the hundreds that would fly over Wading Bird Way and into the sunset at Circle B Bar Reserve. It was mesmerizing and it brought me back night after night. I couldn't get my fill.
Here's all that I saw while celebrating today:
It was January 2011 when I first discovered the hundreds that would fly over Wading Bird Way and into the sunset at Circle B Bar Reserve. It was mesmerizing and it brought me back night after night. I couldn't get my fill.
Here's all that I saw while celebrating today:
The sign to guide you
The windmill is opposite the sign
The Wading Bird Way
Cycling Wading Bird Way
Ibis Convention (kidding)
All Summer, this marsh was filled with lush, green plantlife; so much so that you could barely see any water.
There were hundreds of American Coots making a great commotion
The beautiful Blue Heron
This is wonderfully helpful in identifying the birds here
I observed several flocks of Sandhill Cranes flying West at Sunset.
Have you ever heard them trumpeting? Beautiful!
Pelicans in the sunset
Sandhill Cranes
Pelicans
Pelicans
Pelicans
Scenery
Sunset
And last but not least, one of the great things about Florida Winters,
you can most likely still wear your short sleeves and capris!
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