[MorgLaw]

I don't think it's nice to live in a desert land with no people near, no shops, nothing.

[Huasho]

Originally Posted by MorgLaw

I don't think it's nice to live in a desert land with no people near, no shops, nothing.

The Cows, Horses and Ranch owners all over the State LOVE IT !!!!!

[BNBR]

Originally Posted by Huasho

The Cows, Horses and Ranch owners all over the State LOVE IT !!!!!

They sure do. Though the ridge is hardly deserted. Other areas are a bit more rural, but in Florida, almost nobody is THAT far from a town and civilization. Heck, we have the largest cattle ranch in the USA, and it's still just a quick drive from the ranch to town

[Huasho]

Originally Posted by BNBR

They sure do. Though the ridge is hardly deserted. Other areas are a bit more rural, but in Florida, almost nobody is THAT far from a town and civilization. Heck, we have the largest cattle ranch in the USA, and it's still just a quick drive from the ranch to town

How true and beautiful is OUR STATE !!!!!

[polo89]

Originally Posted by BNBR

This is correct. It's called "scrub" and it's very well managed by the forestry service. They do regular controlled burns. I think a lot of Floridians would really enjoy visiting different parts of the State and doing hikes, and realizing just how different the ecosystems are. Most don't realize that Florida has a lot of diversity in our ecosystem.

It's sub-tropical on the ridge, not tropical, however.

https://www.floridastateparks.org/le...ke-wales-ridge

Exactly. When most people think “arid” they usually think Arizona. They can’t fathom any sort of aridity in Florida, because of how much it rains. But let it go a week without rain in those inland areas, and see how dry the scrub areas get. Especially down in Palm Beach Coutny driving down US-1 past Jonathan Dickson State Park, and Juno Beach area, and Hobe Mountain. That area literally looks like a semi arid ecosystem or even a savanna. It doesn’t look typical of what one would find in the Eastern US. Those sandy top soils make for some unique plants and animals. Cactus, horned reptiles who have sandy desert camouflage. They are literally adapted for desert like conditions yet they thrive in the Florida Scrub Ecosystem. I’ve always wondered why ppl didn’t consider these areas to be arid. They never looked like anywhere else I’ve seen on the Eastcoast.

[MOforthewin]

No. Inland Florida, especially the southern half of FL is not arid! In fact, it rains a lot more there than here in southwest FL.

In the summer they get a lot bigger thunders storms in central southern FL like Lake O and Sebring due to being inland and where the sea breezes clash.

Also, their rainy season starts earlier in inland FL. Even late April they get thunderstorms inland from me while we are bone dry.

They get some pretty big thunderstorms in the center of the state compared to me in the summer.

It "could" also be because hardly anyone lives there and it's all swampy and woods, grass that you don't have the urban heat island effect. The heat island effect causes lower dewpoints and drier air. Storms seem to exploded in the middle of rural FL by Lake O, and the everglades.