To Jeff, Carolyn, and David Butler. Sharing the outdoors with all of you for so many years was always the high point of living in Central Florida. Carrie, we miss you.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

O’Keefe, M. Timothy.

Hiking central Florida : a guide to 30 great walking and hiking adventures / M. Timothy O’Keefe.

p. cm. -- (Falconguides)

ISBN 978-0-7627-9741-7

1. Hiking--Florida--Guidebooks. 2. Trails--Florida--Guidebooks. 3. Florida--Guidebooks. I. Title.

GV199.42.F6O54 2009

796.5109759--dc22

2008039473

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