Monday, March 21, 2011

Lake Eaton Trail~Ocala National Forest

Howdee all,

Its getting hot here in Florida~ So it was nice to find a hike in the forest..

Jeff and I did this short hike to Lake Eaton.

Ocala NF_001A little shade…Ocala NF_026 I love the Christmas Lichen 

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Pretty in PinkOcala NF_006

This Deer Moss looks like soap bubbles..

Ocala NF_010Pink lichen and Deer MossOcala NF_012

Ocala NF_015More Lichen…What kind?  Ocala NF_019

See the heart?Ocala NF_024This was a short 2.3 mile hike

To the Lake…Ocala NF_027We saw a few Egrets and a Bald Eagle flying over the lake.. Ocala NF_028 an Alligator cooling off in the water..if you look very closely :)

Cypress kneesOcala NF_032Maple leaves coming out for the summer..Ocala NF_038I chased around a few of these large green Dragonflies…

Great Pond hawks~Common Green Darner?

Ocala NF_044This one below was on another…at first I thought they were mating…Ocala NF_052

Then it flew off…and on closer inspection…Ocala NF_055I realized it was having lunch….tasty!Ocala NF_060

Jeff and I are here in Ocala National Forest for a few more days…we then head our tires North~destination North Carolina…

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