Myakka/Day/2

    
Began/a/walk/on/Cabin/Road/7AM/Saturday,August/3/2013.

Cabin3.

I/was/in/2.Of/five

Path/to/number/5

Looks/like/2/is/most/affected/by/high/water.

On/the/paved/Park/Road

Campground/Fire/Circle

Butterfly/Garden/outside/the/Ranger/Station

The/River

From/Friday’s/storm/I/assume

Nice/picnic/area,just/inside/the/Park

Back/to/Cabin/Road

Cabin/One/is/an/ADA/cabin.

The/ramp/to/door/comes/in/handy/during/rainy/season.

Above/the/water

I/have/to/walk/a/muddy/path

Little/House/On/The/Swamp

I/should/have/read/this,Friday.

Esp.,paragraph2

There/are/mice/with/orange/paws/in/the/cabin

The/bag/was/not/empty/when/Iwent/to/bed

I/did/not/see/the/varmints/but/this/explains/nighttime/noises.

Townhouse/Crackers/were/untouched.

I/showered/ate/breakfast/and/put/the/yak/in/at/the/rental/concession.

Underway/at/9:50

Why/oh/why/does/the/State/have/airboats?

Thankfully/it/went/the/opposite/direction.

I/had/never/paddled/north/on/UpperMyakka/before

Always/making/the/short/paddle/to,and,over,the/dam.

 Osprey

Until/today.

Still/waters/make/nice/pictures,but,

In/Florida/in/August/a/breeze/is/welcome.

The/purple/blooms/are/water/hyathinch

Invasive

And/pervasive.

Bird walk

Gator swim

I/wanted/to/find/the/location/where/the/Lake/narrows/into/a/River/again.

Or,Clay/Gully/a/stream/just/southeast.

Perhaps/they/are/through/here

Or/I/did/not/go/far/enough.

Thanks/to/Katie/W.for/aflower/ID

Hibiscus/grandflrous

aka

Swamp/rosemallow

I/turned/around

Myakka/Outpost.
I/went/on/to/the/dam.

"On/to"as/in/over.
The/other/side/of/the/sign/has/appeared/in/previous/Myakka/Tales.
Reads/Keep Off.
I/turned/around/soon/after.

Landed/at/12:20

To/the/Outpost/to/eat/lunch/and/add/pics/to/yesterday's/Tale.
The/usual/Day2/steak/sandwich

 Anhinga/hidden/in/the/tree

Back/to/the/cabin.

 I/brought/charcoal

And/firewood.....see/the/ring?

Stepped/out/on/the/picnic/table/for/some/cabin/pics.

 And,tree

Drafted/more/of/Friday's/Tale,then/began/a/bike/ride

Stopped/at/the/Visitor/Center

Got/off/the/bike

 There/are/39/miles/of/trails/in/the/vast/Park

 Trail/got/wet.
I/headed/back.

After/a/half-walk,I/was/back/on/the/bike.

Stopped/at/the/Birdwalk

.

On/the/bike/again.

 I/think/that/may/be/a/hog/trap.

Flooded/picnic/area.

Back/on/the/Cabin/Road.

 A/two/hour/exploration.
11.11/miles/on/the/odometer////I/declared/an/armistice

Brat/in/the/marble/rye.
I/considered/heading/to/the/beach/about/20/miles/but/decided/to/stay/in/the/Park

Wildlife/on/the/way/to/the/Outpost.

Where/I/downloaded/a/few/more/photos.

I/thought/the/Canopy/Walkway/would/be/a/great/spot/to/see/the/sunset///High/above/the/trees.
Off/I/went.

 Trail/to/the/tower/wet//but/walkable.///I/was/in/my/aquasox

Water/getting/deeper/dark/deeper/in/the/hammock///I/turned/back.

 On/the/bridge/enough/waning/light/for/couple/photos

So/ends/full/day/at/Myakka/River/State/Park