Thousands of people dressed in Civil War era garb, marching on the blazed orange hiking trail through Olustee battlefield, shooting off cannons, lining up to be shot at in outdated battle formations, and sleeping in canvas tents in the freezing cold.
It was great weekend. Mike had timed his FL Trail hike to arrive at Olustee in time for the annual battle reenactment. He was invited to participate in the battle, and can't very well wander round in "authentic" gear and a camera round his neck, so he asked me to go along to get photos. The battle was fun, the people involved very courteous to me, and even let me go behind the battle lines to get some good shots, but it was very loud so close to the cannons, and also quite cold hiding out in the shade of the bushes. I did manage to not get shot though!
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