Monday dawned sunny and a a little chilly and it was suppose to warm up to the mid 60's. Today we are visiting Hontoon Island State Park by Deland FL Once you get to the parking lot and park you go to the dock and wait for the ferry to come across the river to take you over to the Island. Once there you can pick form several different tails to take. We choose to take the Hammock Hiking Trail, about 3 miles round trip. There is swamp area every where and you had to watch for alligators, bears and bob cats to name a few critters that are on the island. We quickly discover both of us are much more comfortable hiking around rattle snakes, javalina, gila monsters and through cactus & many varieties of stick you plants than we were searching for alligators behind every tree and wondering if the muddy blog we were slogging through was dreaded quick sand. The trail is fairly level and very boggy and muddy and a whole different world of hiking than us westerners are accustomed too.
The tree in the middle pic is a cypress tree and the what you see sticking out of the water is part of their root system. They have roots that come out of the water that allows the tree to breath. They are really cool. The pic to the right of it is part of the swamp you walk along.
Armadillo's
They are so cute.
But according to the rangers do as much damage to the forest as a wild hog and are not indigenous to this area.
Cute little green lizard.
On the bench it says The End of the Trail.
We had such a good time wondering around the island. We discovered they have cabins to rent and a camp ground for tent camping.
Once home naps were in order then dinner. Joe went on to the races and I stayed home as my throat was getting worse.
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