Just found this blog post at the Audubon of Florida website. Seems they, as well as local friends groups around the state, have been very busy keeping the folks in Tallahassee tuned into the … [Read more...]
Rediscover Florida, naturally
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection wants YOU to rediscover your backyard "100 Ways in 100 Days" with a new list designed to get you outdoors throughout the Sunshine State. What's #1 … [Read more...]
Changes at Buckman Lock
Back in November, when I gave a presentation at the Wilderness Trekkers Annual Conference, I'd heard from the Cross Florida Greenway manager that the visitor center at Buckman Lock was closed due to … [Read more...]
Along Hopkins Prairie
Last week, my buddy Bob and I hit the Florida Trail to knock off another segment in the Ocala National Forest -- this time, Hopkins Prairie. My first visit here was with Deb Blick, cartographer and … [Read more...]
I Did I-Did-A-Hike
It's been more than a week since my sweet soujourn along the Suwannee River, but how I savored a morning's walk on the Florida Trail past geological wonders I'd never before seen from this … [Read more...]
Saved by MyTopo!
In preparation for launching a new version of the Florida Hikes website, I've been gathering my many years of accumulated resources together in one place. I puzzled mightily over how I could have so … [Read more...]
Suggested hikes around Pasco County
I received an email yesterday from Bonnie, a reader who's visiting the Port Richey area soon. She asks: I'll have a few days to do some hiking - perhaps a 2 -3 day backpack trip - something within a … [Read more...]
Take a hike, leave a (virtual) trace?
Yesterday, Google launched a product that will make some hikers leap for joy and others wince. We go to the woods to get away from it all, right? At least some of us do. Well, with the new My Tracks … [Read more...]
So busy hiking…
...I haven't had time to catch up and share it all with you! Visited several parks in Sarasota County last week, including Jelks Preserve, the subject of this week's Hike-A-Week, which goes out to … [Read more...]
Hiking near Zolfo Springs?
I just heard from my friends Bill and Ginny, who are planning a trip up to Zolfo Springs. For those of you who have no idea where this is, it's a quiet place in the middle of South Central Florida, … [Read more...]
