The Sand Pine Trail at Rocky Bayou State Park has some vistas of deer lichen similar to that on the Red Cedar Trail. You see primarily powder-puff lichen (tentatively Cladonia evansii). However, on 2009-04-24 I discovered an extensive growth of the sprawling Jester lichen type (tentatively Cladonia leporina) shown in the zooming image above. This growth is merely a small area near the trail. On 2009-04-29 I photographed a close-up in the same area. The GPS coordinates are: 30° 29' 31.5" N, 086° 25' 28.6" W. See also a photo from the park with powder-puff and jester lichen together.
On May 2, 2009 wholeo.net hosted a deer lichen display and led a hike as part of the Choctawhatchee Estuary Family Festival. See a map of the Red Cedar Nature Trail for the hike. See a FAQ handout.
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