[ft-l] Joan "Igloo" Hobson - Section 5 - 2/3 to 2/4

> Florida Trail Journal - Section 6
> Prairie Lakes - Three Lakes
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> Beginning: SR 60 at Road 9
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> End: US 441
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> Total Mileage: 30.0 Miles
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> Conditions: Palmetto scrub thickets. Trail may be waterlogged. Hammocks of
> old growth palm, citrus and oak. Some dense forest around old levees
> skirting lakes. Permits to camp are required.
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> Thursday February 3, 2000
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> Up at 5:30AM to pack things. Bought supplies at the Oasis Marina. Had
> breakfast and started off again in threatening weather. Wearing rain gear
> and pack cover. Nasty walk on RT60 and up the fence in Three Lakes. It had
> been turned over for a fire break. Very tiring. The blazing is good, but
> only a narrow foot path. A couple of place with water which took some
> ingenuity to keep dry feet. Scared up a deer again today. We think we saw
an
> immature eagle in a tree. We've seen carolina jasmine, peligea (sp), ,
white
> violets, sun dew, black-eyed susan, small daisy, a small yellow flower,
> blue-eyed grass, a white "astar", purple violets and yellow star flowers.
> Finally got to Fodderstack Slough and found a large oak tree which was dry
> underneath. Setup tents and built a small fire for drying out gear.
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> Posted by Jeff Walters on Friday, February 11, 2000.
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> Friday February 4, 2000
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> Up today to cloudless sky - walking in a much better area. Blazes and
> maintenance. Got to Dry Pond for lunch. Another picnic table, latrine but
NO
> WATER. Walking easily. Signed register and started Loop on the east side.
> Saw an eagle overhead. Had to walk thru "hog walker", muddy feet. Up to
the
> FL Turnpike and over a ditch. Had to remove shoes. Needs a bridge. It's
been
> wet the three times I've been here.
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> Posted by Jeff Walters on Friday, February 11, 2000.
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