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Orange Blossom Trails
Walks in the Natural Areas of Florida
Phillip Manning
Illustrations by Diane Manning
John F. Blair, Publisher
978-0-89587-201-2
$13.95 paperback
5 x 8
258 pages
Published in 1997
Environment & Nature, Travel & Outdoors
Nature lovers needn't be discouraged by Florida's population boom. As Orange Blossom Trails testifies, hikers can still find solitude a hundred yards from most trailheads in the state. Whether they walk the abandoned Seven-Mile Bridge to perfect Pigeon Key, watch birds feeding in the Indian River at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge as the space shuttle rises in the distance, observe fish, turtles, deer, birds, and manatees congregating at Manatee Springs, or scour Torreya State Park in search of a tree so rare that only 1,500 specimens survive in the wild, visitors may discover their own vision of Florida's wild side in the 16 walks included here. Maps and travel information combine with Phillip Manning's rich essays to make this both a practical guidebook and a memorable read.

Reviews
“This is both a guide to great hiking places and a good rainy-day book. You can read it at home and take it with you for a walk.”
Southern Living

Also by Phillip Manning:
Afoot in the South: Walks in the Natural Areas of North Carolina
Islands of Hope: Lessons from North America's Great Wildlife Sanctuaries
Palmetto Journal: Walks in the Natural Areas of South Carolina
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