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Exploring Big Talbot Island State Park in Northern Florida

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Eloah Rocha
Eloah Rocha

Based in Southern California, Eloah Rocha is a counselor at Los Angeles Childrens Hospital and works at a youth activity center for patients siblings. An outdoors enthusiast who enjoys trips to Florida, Eloah Rocha has explored natural areas across the state.

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Exploring Big Talbot Island State Park in Northern Florida Eloah Rocha
Introduction Based in Southern California, Eloah Rocha is a counselor at Los Angeles Childrens Hospital and works at a youth activity center for patients siblings. An outdoors enthusiast who enjoys trips to Florida, Eloah Rocha has explored natural areas across the state. One of northern Floridas highlights is Big Talbot Island State Park, which is situated on the Atlantic coastal plain 20 miles to the east of Jacksonville. A hideout of the pirate Blackbeard, who reportedly left treasure buried on the island, Big Talbot features a tidal marsh interior that allows paddling through dense needlegrass. The painted bunting, known as Floridas most colorful avian species, nests in the area each spring. There are several popular trails on the Atlantic side, including the Big Talbot Bluffs Beach Walk, which gives a view of what appear to be black lava rocks but are actually compressed sand and decayed leaf formations. Another highlight is boneyard beach, which is littered with the skeletons of cedar and oak trees that once inhabited the coastline. Among the wildlife encountered on the island are marsh rabbits, white-tailed deer, armadillos, raccoon, and the occasional bobcat.

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Exploring Big Talbot Island State Park in Northern Florida

  • 1. Exploring Big Talbot Island State Park in Northern Florida Eloah Rocha
  • 2. Introduction Based in Southern California, Eloah Rocha is a counselor at Los Angeles Childrens Hospital and works at a youth activity center for patients siblings. An outdoors enthusiast who enjoys trips to Florida, Eloah Rocha has explored natural areas across the state. One of northern Floridas highlights is Big Talbot Island State Park, which is situated on the Atlantic coastal plain 20 miles to the east of Jacksonville. A hideout of the pirate Blackbeard, who reportedly left treasure buried on the island, Big Talbot features a tidal marsh interior that allows paddling through dense needlegrass. The painted bunting, known as Floridas most colorful avian species, nests in the area each spring. There are several popular trails on the Atlantic side, including the Big Talbot Bluffs Beach Walk, which gives a view of what appear to be black lava rocks but are actually compressed sand and decayed leaf formations. Another highlight is boneyard beach, which is littered with the skeletons of cedar and oak trees that once inhabited the coastline. Among the wildlife encountered on the island are marsh rabbits, white-tailed deer, armadillos, raccoon, and the occasional bobcat.