From a purely geographic viewpoint, there are nine unmistakable
features of Florida's terrain which DeSoto's people described in detail.
Early Trail Seekers failed to appreciate Florida's topographic realities.
THEY ARE, in ORDER OF DESOTO'S ENCOUNTER:
1.) DeSoto's port of entry
2.) Florida's phosphate fields
3.) The Green Swamp
4.) The Suwannee River crossing
5.) The Wacissa River lakes
6.) Apalachicola River gorge (above)
7.) Blue Spring gorge, Marianna (right)
8.) Panama City Harbor, and
9.) DeSoto's Florida exit point
