This last weekend we packed up the kids and went up to north Florida for some sight seeing and some hiking.\u00a0 Saturday we spent the day at Florida Caverns State Park.\u00a0 This is the only park in Florida with dry cave tours.\u00a0 It’s a 45 minute tour and well worth the time.\u00a0 One area has a formation that looks somewhat like a wedding cake and in fact they sometimes hold weddings there.\u00a0 Thought that was interesting.\u00a0 We did see a couple bats, but they were nice enough to leave us alone.\u00a0 Robert and Devin walked the trail after the tour while Matt and I checked out the gift shop…LOL.\u00a0 We then went to Falling Waters State Park, which has the highest waterfall in Florida, which is only because it falls into a sink hole.\u00a0 It’s 100 feet deep and 20 feet wide.\u00a0 We did not realize it depended on seasonal weather and rainfall and since we haven’t had much rain lately, when we went, it was….well, to put it nicely, not working.\u00a0 There were plenty of boardwalks that overlooked many other sink holes though and that was interesting.\u00a0 After that we went to the Air Force Armament Museum near Eglin Air Force Base.\u00a0 Inside there is warfare armament from the early days of World War I right through to today’s high tech planes and bombs.\u00a0 Outside there is vintage military aircraft including the fastest plane ever built – the SR-71 Blackbird.\u00a0 Wish we would have had more time, but enjoyed the time we did have there.\u00a0 Sunday we spent the afternoon hiking the Garden of Eden Trail.\u00a0 A 3.5 mile round trip self guided trail.\u00a0 There were a couple steep climbs and descents through the trail.\u00a0 It eventually opens up to great view from a bluff 135 feet above the Apalachicola River.\u00a0 A strenuous hike, when you’re use to more flat lands, but well worth the view of the river.\u00a0 Then it was on home.\u00a0 Always good to be back home…..until next time.<\/p>\n
This last weekend we packed up the kids and went up to north Florida for some sight seeing and some hiking.\u00a0 Saturday we spent the day at Florida Caverns State Park.\u00a0 This is the only park in Florida with dry cave tours.\u00a0 It’s a 45 minute tour and well worth the time.\u00a0 One area has … <\/p>\n