Hiked the south side of the High Bluff Trail between Eastpoint and Carrabelle today. It's beautiful, at least the south side which I can vouch for. I hear the north side is flatter, wetter, and with more jeep road sections. I'm going to give that a try next time out; hike it north first then loop back on the south side. The most noteworthy thing about the trail is that it's through a forest grown over old sand dunes. Very hilly, with interesting oak hammocks between piny ridges. It really must be seen to be believed. In the meantime, this site has some excellent pictures as well as discussion of the trail, far better than any that I took today. However, below are a few things they missed. As always, click to embiggen.
Nice bridge. Oh BTW, you will get your feet wet on this trail, no way around it. Just no dangerous creek crossings to fret about, and this bridge was a help.
Very tannin-ous water. Probably good to drink, if you dig a nice bitter IPA.
This oak hammock, it was like a dream from childhood of an enchanted forest. Too bad that vibe doesn't quite pop in this snapshot, but trust me, coming in from the bright sun it was every bit as spooky as a full moon on Halloween.
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