Ichetucknee Springs State Park
The arching branches of a hornbeam tree over a shady cove along the limestone bluffs of the Ichetucknee River.
Three Striped Mullet fish, among an upstream-trekking school, hunt for algae in a lush underwater garden of eelgrass.
A vegetarian Suwannee River Cooter turtle, with algae camouflage on its dark shell, slips into hiding among a delectable fare of eelgrass.
The serene paradise of the forested banks of the Head Spring Run greets several distant tubers as they head downstream for a four-hour float.
High water in the floodplain along Blue Hole Trail, near Blue Hole Spring. Seasonal flooding helps keep the river ecosystem healthy.
A majestic hardwood, uprooted in a long-past storm, continues growing ever upward among the lush ferns in a floodplain next to the Blue Hole Trail.
Cool, clear waters flow along the trunk of a tree fallen next to the Ichetucknee River.
A view of Blue Hole Spring and swimming dock from the lushly vegetated banks of Cedar Head Run.
Two cave divers, equipped with SCUBA gear and guide line, prepare a descent into the Blue Hole cave system during the winter diving season.
