Cool down in the Blackwater River

Enjoy a cool dip in the Blackwater River tomorrow at Blackwater River State Park near Milton. The Florida Trail runs right through the park, crossing Deaton Bridge, but your best access to a broad sandy beach on a river bend is along the Chain of Lakes Trail, an interpretive trail that follows old oxbows left [...]

Climb a mountain this weekend

Hobe Mountain, that is … the highest point in Florida south of Lake Okeechobee, if you don’t count the mountainous landfills seen along Florida’s Turnpike. Okay, make that the highest natural landform in South Florida. And to top it off … a tower. Check out this short walk with a fabulous view at Jonathan Dickinson [...]