Hiking Paynes Creek Historic State Park
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 Published On Aug 24, 2024

As Hurricane Debby passed by Central Florida, my wife and I had the chance to do a hike together. This trail was far enough inland that we avoided the rains. Of course we did have to drive through the rain feeder bands to get home. It was still a tropical storm as it went by but I'll admit it dumped quite a bit of water down.
Not sure if the weather was affecting the wildlife but I did kind of expect to see a little more, even at this small Florida State Park. I found only one deer and it avoided being on camera. Only found one gator too. It was a decent size but stayed in the river. Maybe on a sunnier day I would have found more. There's both the Peace River and Payne's Creek for them to hang out in.
Armadillos stole the show as well as a few bugs and birds. The swinging bridge was nice too.

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