The first few posts by force will be retrospective. The very first FL State Park we went to was Devil's Millhopper in Gainesville, FL. One of our best friends, J, who was a groomsmaid in our wedding, came to visit us in our new locale. She holds the honor of being our first houseguest in FL - though I'm not sure how honorable this is as we were in the midst of re-painting the entire house and still unpacking (we had been here less than a month!). Nevertheless, she's incredible, and so was Devil's Millhopper. HISTORY WARNING. You see, FL is unique in that it's chocked full of sinkholes which occur due to limestone and heavy earth above. Anywho. Devil's Millhopper apparently got it's name (according to good ol' wikipedia) from looking like the hopper of a mill and animal bones found in the bottom suggesting animals entered here on their way to meet the devil. It's supercool (literally - due to the canopy above) with many-a-stair (232 to be exact). Devil's Millhopper became a state park in 1974. More info here: http://www.floridastateparks.org/devilsmillhopper/default.cfm Here are our pics that J took with her camera. I stole them from her FB page. Thanks, J! Love you! 
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