The Silver Springs State Park was the main attraction in Florida before Disney World. Lots of tall Cypress trees and Live Oaks with Spanish moss draping off the branches and lovely springs that formed a lake.
Vernon looking toward the dock where you board the glass bottomed boats.
Lots of newbie kayakers with paddles flying.
Silver Springs for "colored people" a mile down river from the white only Silver Springs Park -- 1949 - 1969. It was the segregated south. Today we saw people of all skin colors enjoying one park.
On the boat we went by anhingas in their nests! Also Wood Ducks:
Wood Duck pairA cormorant drying its wings with a caution: alligators sign beside it. Then you have some intrepid paddleboarders:
From where we were sitting in the glass bottomed boat, here's a shot of above the water and the sun shining under the water too.
This is the dock from the show "Sea Hunt". Remember that TV show with Lloyd Bridges. Just looked it up and Jeff Bridges and Leonard Nimoy also starred in it. Lots of movies were shot under water here like "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" and some "Tarzan" scenes -- remember the scene where he was under water wrestling with an alligator (the alligator looked real and alive to me!) 
Some fish swimming under the boat. Most of the photos I took through the glass didn't turn out great.
90 per cent of all the drinking water in Florida is from these springs through the system of Florida aquifers.
Tomorrow: ??
2 comments:
Brings back memories from 28 years ago. I was pregnant with Jennifer when we were there 🙂
Really! It's a beautiful place. So many great state parks in Florida.
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