Take a stroll at Pine Land

One of the hikes that sticks in my memory from when I was under ten years old is the Pine Land Trail at Everglades National Park. It’s not very long, but it’s certainly diverse … and on my last visit, there were tree snails in the tropical trees! Take a virtual walk in the woods [...]

Take a virtual tour of Everglades National Park

Let me be your personal guide to Everglades National Park! In addition to completing the full roster of hikes for Everglades National Park, a related project I completed in June was a driving tour of the Main Park Road.  Created in conjunction with Visual Travel Tours, it’s available as a written tour, an iPhone tour, [...]

Wild wanders in the Everglades

Thanks to my friend Shania Singer, who’s interning with me this summer learning a bit about relational databases, we’ve completed the full set of hikes available in Everglades National Park.  I set up a special section on the website for the important and popular Florida destination, and it’s now a resource for you to plan [...]

National Parks offer free admission this weekend

National park entrance fees are waived on June 18-19… yet another reason to celebrate Parks & Recreation Month! Get out there and enjoy an outing at Shark Valley or along the Main Park Road of Everglades National Park (and bring my new Visual Travel Tour along, if you have an iPhone or mobile device), or [...]

More walks in the Everglades

Last month, I had the opportunity to revisit Everglades National Park while working on a new project that will be launching soon. While doing the drive down Main Park Road with my friend Kathy, we took the opportunity to visit and walk many of the short trails en route to Flamingo. We were fortunate that [...]