Tag: Florida
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Devil’s Spring System (Ginnie Springs)
The Devil’s Spring System may be the state’s most hidden gem. Hidden in plain sight. Thousands of alcohol-induced locals and college students float by this large spring system weekly, losing GoPros, sandals, and cigarette lighters along the way as they jam out to Lynyrd Skynyrd. Perhaps distracted by the ever-smaller bikini tops and freshly-swole biceps,…
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Silver Glen
Water is life. Without it, there wouldn’t be anything on Earth worth talking about. You yourself are mostly made up of water, and you spent the first nine months of your life in a pool of it. At Silver Glen Spring in Florida, the beauty of this natural pool, in a strange way, makes you…
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Chassahowitzka
Describing the Chassahowitzka must first begin with its name. Quite the mouthful, most locals pronounce it “chaz-a-whiskey” or fondly shorten it to “The Chaz”. Although not the first group of humans to encounter the springs and river of the Chaz, the Seminole Indians gave it the name it holds today. Interestingly, the translation of the…
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Rainbow
The last great men to fully transverse a river going upstream and using only muscle power were most likely Lewis and Clark. It certainly hasn’t been done more than a handful of times in the 21st century – if at all. Blame it on GMOs, manbuns, Netflix, peanut allergies, or craft beer – today’s man…
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