Into the Forest
by Sarah Loft
Title
Into the Forest
Artist
Sarah Loft
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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My brother's ranch in Hernando County, Florida is bordered along one side by the Withlacoocee State Forest. In October his Percheron draft horses, sisters named Julie and Jewel, hauled a cartload of us down a dirt road into the forest. It was a lovely morning outing. Julie and Jewel only "work" in the cooler seasons because the breed doesn't do well in the heat.
Per Wikipedia: The Withlacoochee State Forest is 157,479-acre (637 km2) in the western central part in the U.S. state of Florida, near Lecanto, Inverness, Floral City, Brooksville, Ridge Manor, and Dade City.
The World Wildlife Fund listed the Withlacoochee State Forest as one of the "10 Coolest Places You've Never Been in North America" by the World Wildlife Fund. Activities include miles of trails for hiking, bicycling, horseback riding and canoeing. It includes several separate land tracts with many natural communities and habitats for wildlife. There are recreation activities for the use of visitors. Many hiking trails run through the forest including the Florida Trail. The many tree species in dense forests include slash pine, longleaf pine, pond cypress, bald cypress, oak, maple, and others, providing dense canopy trails for visitors.
Withlacoochee State Forest was acquired by the federal government from private landowners between 1936 and 1939 under the provisions of the U.S. Land Resettlement Administration. The U.S. Forest Service managed the property until a lease-purchase agreement transferred the property to the Florida Board of Forestry in 1958.
Ghost towns within the community include Mannfield, Orleans, Oak Grove, Stage Pond, Croom, Rital, Richloam, Clay Sink, and others.
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Featured in the Our 4-Legged Friends group, November 2019.
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November 5th, 2019
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