Apalachicola River Walk: EcoAdventures North Florida

Doug Alderson led a three day hike through the public lands around the Apalachicola River. These undeveloped lands are fed by the river, its creeks and sloughs feeding the ecosystems of the floodplain. These channels in turn carry decomposing plant matter into the main channel where it flows into Apalachicola Bay to provide nutrients for oysters. That is, if the river keeps its normal flood cycle.
On day 1, they hiked Torreya State Park's Aspalaga Unit, climbing into Means Creek and into a cave (as on our RiverTrek 2012 and 2013 videos). On day two they climbed steephead ravines in The Nature Conservancy's Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve. The preserve is known to have some of the most strenuous hiking in Florida. While we weren't able to make the first two days of the hike, we had previously visited both locations and show scenery that is unlike any other found in Florida.
We joined them on day 3, as they moved further south to flatter, wetter terrain. On land owned by the Northwest Florida Water Management District, we hiked wherever the sloughs let us. It was the high water season on the Apalachicola, and where the path was blocked, we bushwhacked.
Learn more about the land and unique ecosystems around the Apalachicola basin here: blog.wfsu.org/b...

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