Citrus County,Florida

We got on the road for a car trip yesterday. We ended up going north to Citrus County.
I took RT41 going on this road we saw the park in the town of Floral. This is one of many small towns in florida where the lifestyle is laid back and easy.

You think Florida is totaly flat,not so. On the walking trail in the park it seems as though the trail is all up hill coming and going.

Next after not so easy finding it,was to visit Fort Cooper State Park.
The sparkling waters of Lake Holathlikaha were a welcome sight to sick and wounded soldiers during the Second Seminole War. In 1836, the First Georgia Battalion of Volunteers built a stockade for the soldiers resting here, enabling the Volunteers to hold their own through several skirmishes with the Seminole Indians. The park´s diverse natural areas provide a refuge for many plants and animals, including threatened and endangered species. Fishing in Lake Holathlikaha is a popular activity; swimming is available only when the lake level is high enough. Private boats are not allowed on the lake, but paddleboat and canoe rentals are available. Nearly five miles of self-guided trails offer some of the best bird and wildlife viewing in Citrus County. Park visitors also can enjoy the picnic facilities, a recreation hall, and primitive group campground. Located off U.S. 41 on South Old Floral City Road, two miles south of Inverness.

I looked for some wagon tracks but with the weather and sand trail the tracks have long vanished.

Signs along the trail.

Next was Cooters Park in Inverness. I didn't know I thought maybe Cooter was the name of a person that had the park named for them. Cooter is actually a type of turtle. The mother turtle with her baby on back sits in front of the park.

We walked the 1/2 mile boardwalk out over the pond(looks like a small lake to me)was a nice cool walk.

Then off to the Historic District of Inverness with the old buildings. But the first thing you will notice is the old Court House.

The old Court House gave way for a new modern one. Now it is a Heritage Museum.

I'm so glad that some of the towns keep their old Court Houses, there's just something about the charm of older buildings that the new modern slick buildings do not have. I could spend hours just looking and admiring old Court Houses.

Here this building is occupied with a business called "Stumpknockers".

The old Cafe. The men sitting in front of it were bragging up a storm about the place having the best coffee in town and also the food. We would have tried it out but,they were closing the door for the day.

As you would know,didn't every town have a newspaper called the Chronicle. This town was no different. We had a very nice,pleasant and rewarding day. The day visiting and walking ended with the reading of what it said on the back of this pickup truck.