While traveling at North Central Florida territory, we had many opportunities to see and reflect upon the great Welaka River or the River of Lakes as named by the Indigenous People at Florida territory. The common reference used today is “St Johns River” and this historic 310-mile river continues as one of few rivers flowing from south to north before entering the Atlantic Ocean. As you may or may not know, we followed its wondrous path, experiencing aspects of this iconic waterbody that are documented and shared under our presentment called “Welaka River Journey”. We hope you enjoy it.
Spring along the Creeks
There is much to enjoy about these waterbodies. They flow and rest through various environments at Cacema / “Kissimmee”. During the previous Autumn and Winter seasons we hiked many miles, hours at a time observing the native plants, shrubs and trees, gaining a stronger grasp of natural plant distribution. We were excited to experience how the current seasonal weather patterns enlivened the landscape and waterways.