Mt. Rushmore, Black Hills, South Dakota

#mtrushmore #georgewashington #blackhills #southdakota #nationalmemorial #nature #landscape #view #roadtrip #wanderlust #sd #rocks #president #potus #og

and here, after a several hour hike, the final portion climbing a manufactured hill of sand, to the top, where you can see far out over the Jacksonville landscape ... however the angle of the outlook location is not suited for where the actual landscape is located, and you would most certainly need binoculars in order to even tell what you were looking at 🫤



#Jacksonville #Florida #Nature #AmateurPhotography #Pixelfed #StreetPhotography #NatureTrails #UrbanExploration #GalaxyS23+ #NationalParks #NationalMonuments #NationalMemorial

At long last, approaching the "scenic overlook" within the Spanish Pond portion of the park.

You'll notice the trail changes from dirt and leaves, to soft, white sand.

It was near this point where I encountered the only other humans seen during my exploration of the Spanish Pond area.
A young man and his father were returning down the sandy trail. The son noticed I was taking photos, and told me I should get all the good ones I can on the trails, because the main event was a major let down. His father agreed.
They were visiting from North Carolina, I told them of other Nature Preserves in Jacksonville if they had time and we both went on our ways.

You may notice a slight incline in these "trail" shots. Unusual for Jacksonville, the flattest place on earth! 😅
My legs certainly detected that incline! Especially given the soft "beach sand" I was climbing in!
#FootPathFriday

#Jacksonville #Florida #Nature #AmateurPhotography #Pixelfed #StreetPhotography #NatureTrails #UrbanExploration #GalaxyS23+ #NationalParks #NationalMonuments #NationalMemorial #SpanishMoss

random sights exploring Jacksonville on a recent adventure to Timucuan Nature Preserve ....

👉 First of the 4 areas at Timucuan Nature Preserve I explored was Spanish Pond ....
Trails = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Actual pond = ⭐️
Hyped Scenic Overlook = ⭐️⭐️

👉 one last photo-dump from my day at the preserve ...

👉 none of these are planned, thought out, or prepared ... simply shot on the fly, at the preserve ...


#Jacksonville #Florida #Nature #AmateurPhotography #Pixelfed #StreetPhotography #NatureTrails #UrbanExploration #GalaxyS23+ #NationalParks #NationalMonuments #NationalMemorial #SpanishMoss

random sights exploring Jacksonville on a recent adventure to Timucuan Nature Preserve ....

👉 First of the 4 areas at Timucuan Nature Preserve I explored was Spanish Pond ....
Trails = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Actual pond = ⭐️
Hyped Scenic Overlook = ⭐️⭐️

👉 one last photo-dump from my day at the preserve ...

👉 none of these are planned, thought out, or prepared ... simply shot on the fly, at the preserve ...


#Jacksonville #Florida #Nature #AmateurPhotography #Pixelfed #StreetPhotography #NatureTrails #UrbanExploration #GalaxyS23+ #NationalParks #NationalMonuments #NationalMemorial

random sights exploring Jacksonville on a recent adventure to Timucuan Nature Preserve ....

👉 First of the 4 areas at Timucuan Nature Preserve I explored was Spanish Pond ....
Trails = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Actual pond = ⭐️
Hyped Scenic Overlook = ⭐️⭐️

👉 one last photo-dump from my day at the preserve ...

👉 none of these are planned, thought out, or prepared ... simply shot on the fly, at the preserve ...


#Jacksonville #Florida #Nature #AmateurPhotography #Pixelfed #StreetPhotography #NatureTrails #UrbanExploration #GalaxyS23+ #NationalParks #NationalMonuments #NationalMemorial #Mosstodon

random sights exploring Jacksonville on a recent adventure to Timucuan Nature Preserve ....

👉 First of the 4 areas at Timucuan Nature Preserve I explored was Spanish Pond ....
Trails = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Actual pond = ⭐️
Hyped Scenic Overlook = ⭐️⭐️

👉 one last photo-dump from my day at the preserve ...

👉 the Teddy Roosevelt area of the park was closed during my visit 🫤

👉 none of these are planned, thought out, or prepared ... simply shot on the fly, at the preserve ...


#Jacksonville #Florida #Nature #AmateurPhotography #Pixelfed #StreetPhotography #NatureTrails #UrbanExploration #GalaxyS23+ #NationalParks #NationalMonuments #NationalMemorial #SpanishMoss

random sights exploring Jacksonville on a recent adventure to Timucuan Nature Preserve ....

👉 First of the 4 areas at Timucuan Nature Preserve I explored was Spanish Pond ....
Trails = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Actual pond = ⭐️
Hyped Scenic Overlook = ⭐️⭐️

👉 a few more shots of the absolutely wonderful trails within the Spanish Pond portion of this National Park ....

👉 another group of photos ... far too many to post them all 😉

👉 none of these are planned, thought out, or prepared ... simply shot on the fly, at the preserve ...


#Jacksonville #Florida #Nature #AmateurPhotography #Pixelfed #StreetPhotography #NatureTrails #UrbanExploration #GalaxyS23+ #NationalParks #NationalMonuments #NationalMemorial #SpanishMoss

random sights exploring Jacksonville on a recent adventure to Timucuan Nature Preserve ....

👉 First of the 4 areas at Timucuan Nature Preserve I explored was Spanish Pond ....
Trails = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Actual pond = ⭐️
Hyped Scenic Overlook = ⭐️⭐️

👉 a few more shots of the absolutely wonderful trails within the Spanish Pond portion of this National Park ....

👉 another group of photos ... far too many to post them all 😉

👉 none of these are planned, thought out, or prepared ... simply shot on the fly, at the preserve ...


#Jacksonville #Florida #Nature #AmateurPhotography #Pixelfed #StreetPhotography #NatureTrails #UrbanExploration #GalaxyS23+ #NationalParks #NationalMonuments #NationalMemorial #SpanishMoss