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A lovely day in the woods
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| Posted by: Emory Schley |
2/14/2007 11:57 AM |
Last Sunday, I ambled on over to the Marjorie Harris Carr Greenway for a little hike to the I-75 Land Bridge. It’s been about a year since I last ventured to the span over I-75 to wave at the traffic, and to gain a true appreciation for just how many drivers are speeding through Beautiful Marion County.
I was with a group of hiking enthusiasts being led by a couple of members from the Florida Trail Association. We hit the wooded trail from the Land Bridge Park there at CR 475A at about 12:15 or so, and quickly picked up a pretty hectic pace through the woods and out to the Land Bridge. After resting a bit at the bridge, we ventured across and made our way to the old excavations that comprised the Cross Florida Ship Canal back in the 1930s. This abortive attempt was later followed by a second effort to build a Cross Florida Barge Canal back during the 1960s, but the project was eventually cancelled during the Nixon Administration.
It was a great day for a walk, and it felt good to commune with Mother Nature again. I keep telling myself I need to get back into the habit of walking. Perhaps this little interlude Sunday will inspire me to get back out there a little more frequently now.
If you’d like to give it a try, you’ll find the trail from the park to the Land Bridge well-marked and it’s a fairly easy walk. You have to step over a few fallen trees, but they’re of fairly small diameter, perhaps 10-16 inches or so. Be sure to sign the logbook stationed along the trail.
The trail has separate paths for horses, bikes and walkers. You can find the jump-off point at the park located on County Road 475A a couple of miles north of CR 484. Have fun and enjoy yourself! |
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