The geological features at Little Awesome are pretty unusual, including long spring fissures, a tight little swallet and a hidden cove tucked into the shoreline. Little Awesome was what we called the swallet. When the water was just right, the swirling water would appear to pull one’s canoe right in. Myrtles Fissure on the other hand would pump out spring water, sending it cascading down a gradient of karst rock into the river. These features change according to water levels; sometimes the fissures are pumping out water, other times stagnant.
This property was purchased by the Alachua Conservation Trust to protect it from development. The property is not yet open to the public but is made available to us for our RiverFest plant tour on Saturday March 16th. The swallet is not accessible by land, but you will see some fissures and the hidden cove as well. Click HERE to purchase tickets. Below is some footage of a foray into the cove.
Learn more about Little Awesome Preserve and the work of Alachua Conservation Trust.
OSFR President Joanne Tremblay
joanne.tremblay@oursantaferiver.org
“Giving Our River A Voice”
