Now here’s a man with a plan. Joel, aka “Whitesnake,” a fellow hiker on WhiteBlaze, is working his way down the Florida Trail one weekend at a time. What a brilliant way to knock off a section hike! I did the “Big 360″ middle loop of the Florida Trail that way with my then-boyfriend “Solar Bear” and it took us about a year to do both the Eastern and Western Corridors that way, including all the roadwalks (more then than there is now!) I applaud Joel for making a plan and going at it. Keep up with his journal - which includes excellent video logs of his progress, and a “bucket list” of flora and fauna he hopes to encounter - at www.floridatrailproject.com.

Where in Florida am I? I took this image at sunset today (with the moon rising), and it wasn’t on a hiking trail.

However, there are several excellent places to hike within 15 minutes of here, three of which are in one of my 50 Hikes guides.

I’m headed out over the next two days to explore newer trails in this area that aren’t in any of my books, so I can share them on Florida Hikes!

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Hey, it’s an election year and I’m ready to jump into the fray now that the Presidential dust has settled. American Trails is once again running their website contest and I’d like your support! Hop on over to their website to see the details.  It’s just for bragging rights, but I certainly appreciate you putting in a kind word for me.

The deadline for nominations is December 15, 2008. To nominate this site, send an email to mactrail@aol.com with the following information:

* Your name, address, phone, and e-mail
* Name, web address, and contact for the site you’re nominating
(Florida Hikes! www.floridahikes.com  info@floridahikes.com)
* Category or categories you’d like the site to be considered in
(Personal site, trails and tourism)
* Why you think this site deserves recognition

Thanks for your support!