We Went Hiking in Florida… and Found a Lot of Sand | Lakeland Highlands Scrub

Описание: Today we decided to do something calm, peaceful, and relaxing…
So naturally, we went hiking in Florida.

Welcome to the Shady Oak Trail at the Lakeland Highland Scrub Nature Preserve — a quiet little park with shaded oak forests, boardwalk crossings, sugar sand (so much sugar sand), and some genuinely beautiful Florida scrub scenery.

In this casual walking vlog we:

*Test our patience against Florida “sugar sand”
*Debate trail maps and questionable side paths
*Wonder what kind of animal made very large footprints
*Complain about it being 80 degrees in January
*Contemplate if a cloud formation is a storm cloud or fire smoke

You know… a normal relaxing nature walk.

If you enjoy:

*Florida hiking and walking trails
*Nature preserves and boardwalk walks
*Casual travel and walking vlogs
*Honest commentary with light sarcasm

…this one’s for you.

📍 Location: Lakeland Highland Scrub Nature Preserve, Lakeland, Florida
🌳 Trail: Shady Oak Trail & surrounding scrub flatwoods
☀️ Season: Winter in Florida (which is apparently still summer)

It’s a beautiful, quiet park — just maybe not in the middle of warm January weather… and definitely not if you hate walking in sand.

[The graffiti supposedly references an actual person who seems to have been brought to attention through a podcast: The Magnus Archives. The Magnus Institute is a fictional entity as is the position of Head Archivist. This makes me question much of the legitimacy of their content.]

Thanks for walking with us.

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