Looking for warmth in Florida

Mammoth

Mastodon

The temperature dropped to the lower to mid 20s last night forcing the heaters to run a little longer in the Moose.  The water hose didn't freeze but a quarter inch of ice floated on our window cleaning bucket this morning.  As a result we decided to check out ice age critters. This resulted in a cultural day in Gainesville.  Several hours at the Harn Museum of Art, followed by several hours at the Museum of Natural History. Both are on the main campus of the University of Florida.  An interesting day spent viewing Asian and African art as well as Oats Field by Monet.  We also learned about the history of Florida from 30 million years ago to present. Did you know the mammoth ate grass while mastodon teeth were designed for eating twigs and bark? 

We finished the day at Devil's Millhopper Geological SP.  This is a large sinkhole on the north west side of Gainesville.  If this did belong to the Devil it has since been vacated as temperatures were in the 40s.