Crystal Cove could not have been more beautiful. The order of photos in this gallery were scrambled on the iPhone storage media, I will unscramble later as well as add text…
Category: ExploringPlaces
Birdwood May 29, 2022
The new path to the UVA Golf Performance Center is open. I followed it to access the Birdwood grounds. My iPhone photos from the walk are in the gallery below. I love the Birdwood Tower and the old house. Sadly they are deteriorating as the UVA Foundation doesn’t seem to be taking care of them. The grounds are still beautiful to me. Photos taken from the front porch look across to our house, obscured by trees this time of year. More text later …
Hike at Fort Caroline February 20 2022
This is the hike Willy and Dave did several years ago. A point of interest is that much of it was built by Timucuan native-Americans from oyster mounds. These were built long before European conquests of the 16th century. Today the hike was undertaken by Roxane, Katy and myself.
Here are some maps:
Notice that part of the hike is nearly 6 feet below sea level.
More… here is the full photo gallery of todays hike:
Hike at Jacksonville Arboretum Jan 22, 2022
We find the Arboretum to be fascinating place for several reasons.
- The history of its reclamation from land tortured by mining,
- Its collections of specimen both native and imported, and
- the natural walking environment created.
Here is a gallery of the photos from the trip
