A Visit To North Central Florida

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Join me for a visit to the *real* Florida.
If you are expecting South Beach or Ft. Lauderdale, you'll need to look elsewhere.
The part of the state where I live is draped in spanish moss. Cold, crystal clear springs bubble out of the ground and there are rolling hills scattered with ancient live oaks.
North Central Florida has an abundance of spring-fed lakes and rivers.

A view of the River Styx

And you thought the River Styx was a myth!

A closeup of the green vegetation you see in the pictures.

The River Styx connects Orange Lake and Lake Locloosa

The area is the winter home of thousands of Sandhill Cranes.

One of hundreds of the crystal clear springs found locally.

Sunrise on Orange Lake. (photo by B. Nottingham)

THE FINE PRINT: The graphics on this page were taken on January 11, 1998 with a decrepit camcorder and digitized with *Snappy.* The exceptions are the file photo of the springs and the B. Nottingham photo of the sunrise. All the other photos were taken by the author of this page and may not be reproduced without her written permission. © Laurel Ladd Ciotti

In case you want to snoop around a bit...

See real life rabid Gators! If you dare!

Gators scare me! Take me some place relaxing!
Spiders and Snakes! I wouldn't go there if I were you!

Shop for fabulous vintage jewelry at Eclectica!
I need a vacation! Take me to Kaitlin's Online Resort.
I want to go back and visit the Princess.

Email Laurel flaurel@atlantic.net