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螺旋沼泽鸟兽禁猎区的小径, 佛罗里达州 Boardwalk Trail at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Florida (© Bill Gozansky/Alamy)
螺旋沼泽鸟兽禁猎区的小径, 佛罗里达州 Boardwalk Trail at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Florida (© Bill Gozansky/Alamy)
Florida Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
And we mean that in the nicest possible way. After all, what's nicer on a crisp November day than lacing up those hiking boots and hitting the trail? (Especially when that day happens to be Take a Hike Day!) Of course, there might be no trails to hit were it not for state and national park rangers, foresters, nonprofit employees, volunteers, and others who forge them through the wilderness. Or in some cases build them, as with this boardwalk in the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary near Florida's Gulf Coast.
Construction of Corkscrew's Boardwalk Trail started in the mid-1950s by National Audubon, which manages Corkscrew Swamp as a wildlife sanctuary. It's clearly built for the terrain—particularly this cypress poking through a bespoke hole in the path. The walkway allows trekkers to easily traverse the wetlands without trampling the diverse flora and fauna on the damp ground.
佛罗里达软木塞沼泽保护区
我们的意思是以最好的方式。毕竟，在11月的一个晴朗的日子里，有什么比系上登山靴去小径更好的呢？（特别是当那天正好是徒步旅行日！）当然，如果不是州和国家公园的护林员、林业工作者、非营利组织员工、志愿者和其他在荒野中锻造他们的人，可能就不会有小路可走了。或者在某些情况下建造它们，比如佛罗里达海湾海岸附近的科克斯洛沼泽保护区的木板路。
20世纪50年代中期，国家奥杜邦（National Audubon）开始修建科克斯勒（Corkscrew）的木板路小径，该公司将科克斯勒沼泽作为野生动物保护区进行管理。它显然是专为地形而建的，尤其是这棵柏树穿过小路上一个定制的洞。这条人行道让徒步旅行者可以轻松地穿越湿地，而不会践踏潮湿地面上的各种动植物。
从庞塞德莱昂河口向灯塔望去，佛罗里达州 Looking inland from Ponce de León Inlet toward the lighthouse, Florida (© Jason Sponseller/Shutterstock)
从庞塞德莱昂河口向灯塔望去，佛罗里达州 Looking inland from Ponce de León Inlet toward the lighthouse, Florida (© Jason Sponseller/Shutterstock)
Pascua Florida Day
We're at the Ponce de León Inlet Light in Central Florida for Pascua Florida Day, which marks the anniversary of the Spanish explorer's arrival here in 1513. Believing it to be an island, Ponce de León claimed the land for Spain and named it 'La Florida'—because of the verdant landscape and also because it was during the Easter season, which the Spaniards called 'Pascua Florida' (Festival of Flowers). According to legend, Ponce de León arrived here in search of the Fountain of Youth, a mythical water source said to restore the youth of those who drink or bathe in its waters. While that mission was unsuccessful, his name lives on in history–and on this lighthouse and the inlet where it shines.
西耶斯塔海滩鸟瞰图，佛罗里达西耶斯塔岛 Aerial view of Siesta Beach, Siesta Key, Florida (© Julie Palermo/Getty Images)
西耶斯塔海滩鸟瞰图，佛罗里达西耶斯塔岛 Aerial view of Siesta Beach, Siesta Key, Florida (© Julie Palermo/Getty Images)
Fiesta at Siesta
Here we are in mid-March already, the time of year when college-aged revelers invade the world's beaches, like this one on Florida's Siesta Key. Located in Sarasota County off the state's western shore, the island beach is a fixture on lists of America's top beaches, a standout even in a state where soft, welcoming sands compose over half the 1,200-mile coastline.
Using the onset of spring as an excuse to cut loose is nothing new, going back at least to the ancient Greeks and Romans. But spring break as we know it originated in the 1930s, when Fort Lauderdale began welcoming college swim teams for training. In March 1961, over 50,000 young people vacationed in the city. By the '70s, rising prices and increasing consternation of locals began driving the party from Fort Lauderdale to other Florida beaches, and eventually everywhere else. Tourist-vs.-townie tensions still go strong in spring break hotspots, but the party goes even stronger: throughout the spring break season, airlines can expect to serve around 400,000 more passengers each day than usual in the US alone.
松木国家森林，佛罗里达州 Pine Log State Forest, Florida (© plainpicture/Cavan Images)
松木国家森林，佛罗里达州 Pine Log State Forest, Florida (© plainpicture/Cavan Images)
In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
Swamps and bogs probably aren’t the first that comes to mind when it comes to America’s celebrated landscapes. That’s a shame, since wetlands like these play a crucial role in the health of our ecosystems. In addition to providing unique habitat to the many species that call wetlands home, they filter water, provide a natural buffer from storms, absorb flood waters, and capture carbon from the atmosphere—helping to protect our planet from climate change.
Each year in the month of May, environmental groups and partners celebrate the humble bog as part of American Wetlands Month. You can find some of the country’s healthiest examples of wetlands in Florida, home to swamps, which are dominated by forests, and marshes, which are home to grasses, rushes, and weeds. Today’s homepage comes from Pine Log State Forest, located near the town of Ebro in the Florida Panhandle. Established in 1936, it’s Florida’s oldest state forest, and a fine place to explore.
