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After spending 10 days at home, with temperatures in the upper 80s, we decided it was time to start our trip to Gaffney, South Carolina, where  Sol would have a two year maintenance check-up. Our first northbound stop was not far from home....Mike Roess Goldhead State Park near Keystone Heights, Florida. It had been a few years since our last visit and we were hoping there was a site open since we didn't have a reservation. If there wasn't a site, we would eat lunch at the picnic area and move on. Luckily, they had a site for the night (Thursday). Like most campgrounds in Florida state parks, Goldhead fills on the weekends.

Once we set up and ate lunch, we went for a walk which turned into a hike. We left our campsite and went to the old mill site. From there we took Ridge Trail to Fern Loop Trail near the ravine.

 In the background, you can see the steps leading to the parking area at the ravine overlook. Bob is standing near the Fern Loop Trail. We didn't go up the steps on this walk.

After Fern Loop Trail, we followed Ridge Trail back to the trailhead and took Loblolly Trail back to the mill site and then we returned to our campsite. The walk turned into a hike of over 3 miles.

The following morning, we took a short walk from the campground to one of the lakes. The picnic pavilion overlooks a small lake. On our last visit, the lake was almost dry. Due to Hurricane Irma, the lake now has quite a bit of water.

 Once back to Sol, we packed everything and got on the road, heading to our next destination: Savannah, Georgia.