FLORIDA FRIDAY: Head to the treetops at Myakka River State Park near Sarasota.
October 20th 2017 Myakka River State Park near Sarasota is one of the oldest and largest of the state parks. One of Florida's Wild and Scenic rivers, the Myakka River flows through 57 square miles of wetlands, prairies, hammocks, and pinelands. You will get a birds-eye view of the wetlands as you walk a 100 foot long canopy walkway, the first public treetop trail in North America. There is also a Bird Trail on a bo
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