Walk to work, or walk some route that you normally drive, like a trip to the grocery, the library or to a friend's house. See just how different the route looks at a walking pace. Grab your binoculars, your bird book and go to Cedar Key and check out the life on two wings. Find out just how difficult it is to tell the different shore birds apart. Take an urban creek walk.
Little creeks are all over Gainesville for exploring.
The easiest one to visit runs through Ring Park, where there's a maintained trail and raised wooden walkways to keep your feet dry. 2424 NW 23rd Boulevard. For extra fun visit it during one of our spring downpours and see the tiny trickle do its best imitation of a real river. It's been a long cold winter. Or go on a sunny Sunday afternoon and see how many gators you can spot when walking along the lake.