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A Sunday walk in the woods does a fellow good this time of year
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| Posted by: Emory Schley |
11/28/2007 6:00 AM |
Last Sunday, I took a little trip over to the Land Bridge Trailhead located on County Road 475-A just a tad over two miles north of County Road 484. There’s a trail through the woods over to the Land Bridge which straddles I-75. In fact there are several trails through the woods there, one for walkers, one for horses and their riders, yet another for bicyclists.
Sunday was a beautiful day for getting out and enjoying the great outdoor beauty this part of Florida has in such abundance. I’ve been to this particular trailhead and walked to the Land Bridge perhaps dozens of times over the past few years, but I don’t believe I’ve ever seen so many others out and about and enjoying Nature’s wonders at the same time. Often in the past, I’ve found I’m the only one on the foot paths, and only occasionally will a few riders, either horses or bikes, whiz by, but this time, there were dozens of bicyclists and tens of horses, as well as a fair number of walkers, too. It was almost like a mini-convention. Each of us was obviously enjoying the opportunity of communing with nature, while out on the Land Bridge itself, we could see below six streams of congested traffic stretched all the way to both horizons as harried drivers made their weary way home following the Thanksgiving holiday.
One thing I’ve noticed on the trails is that people tend to be much more friendlier when they meet you in the woods, than they might otherwise be in another location. I guess perhaps people feel drawn to a simpler time when neighbors depended on each other in facing life’s difficulties to a greater extent than they do now. A simpler lifestyle promoted more openness among neighbors and strangers both, an element that grows increasingly rare with our modern preoccupation with gadgets, devices and other mechanical objects.
It’s good to get out in the outside world from time to time. I really need to get back in the habit of making the Trailhead a more regular stop in my weekly agenda. |
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Re: A Sunday walk in the woods does a fellow good this time of year |
By raymond c kennedy on
11/28/2007 11:32 PM |
| Might be fine if some jerk doesn't start burning brush |
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Re: A Sunday walk in the woods does a fellow good this time of year |
By Kenneth Smith on
12/2/2007 10:44 PM |
| I have been walking that trail since it was built, and have not had a problem with any kind of burning. There are prescribed burns that are conducted to manage the forest growth, but those are always announced in advance, and are carefully controlled by highly trained forest professionals. There is always plenty of fresh air for me. KS |
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