Monday, October 30, 2006

Crystal River, FL - State Park & Preserve

Quick Note: Blogger had been down for the last several days which has put my posts even further behind. I knew I wasn't the only one having problems when I checked on Jim and Chris' site and saw that they hadn't posted anything either. They're pretty religious about their posting, so I then figured it was Blogger. I finally found Blogger's technical support section too to confirm that they knew they were having problems. So, I'll try to catch up quickly!

We did some other fun things in Crystal River. We took a break from trading one afternoon and went mountain biking at Crystal River State Buffer Preserve (at the western end of State Park Road). Andy was still twitching from his last encounter with the Golden Orb, so we were relieved that this was a double-track. The wider path made it less likely to bike into a web. It was an easy 11-mile pedal through Florida forests. We passed by some ponds (or old sink holes?). We could hear animals rustling in the bushes around us, but never got a good look at them. It was peaceful, and just what we needed that afternoon.

Afterward we stopped at the Crystal River Archeological State Park which is just down the road. Still clad in our sexy spandex shorts (thankfully, only one other couple was walking the grounds at that time), we toured this small park that preserves several burial and temple mounds. Audio boxes were located in several areas providing information on what the mounds were used for and what was found during archeological digs. The park had many oaks and magnolia trees scattered throughout.

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