1292 October 21, 2025 Environmental Learning Center

I walked the Cabin Road again today.  There were no new bobcat tracks but there were lots of raccoons out and about last night.

Some cool fungi.

There are lots of live oak trees and therefore there are lots of acorns and therefore there are lots of squirrels.

This huge spiderweb was awesome!

I felt good and so I continued my walk on a smaller trail.

This afternoon, we took our bikes and rode the trails from the campground to Spanish Mount.  This was as shell mound built by Native Americans more than 4,000 years ago.  The shell mound has deteriorated over time due to flooding and erosion.

We cycled on to the Environmental Learning Center.  This is a beautiful building that houses displays and information about the ecology of this area and the importance of conservation.  The center is well done and we enjoyed our time there.

We took one last trail spur to the Bache Monument.  In 1850, Bache was assigned the task of mapping and measuring the east coast of the United States from Maine to Alabama.  He used a system of triangulation with concrete markers to calculate the miles.  In the 1990’s, modern global positioning was used to test Bache’s measurements.  He was 2 ½ inches off.  That’s pretty remarkable. 

We biked back through the forest to the RV.

This evening, I grilled salmon, made asparagus salad, and cut some fresh mango.  We took our dinner to the picnic area at the boat ramp.

When we were finished eating, we drove into town and stopped at the beach.

We went to the Jungle Road Park to watch sunset.