Jupiter has bears? Today’s the first time I’ve seen them along a trail…an interpretive nature trail at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, a lovely family escape just south of Indiantown Road near I-95.
The quarter mile Longleaf Pine Trail has been around for a number of years, treating visitors to an educational walk through a longleaf pine [...]

Dark skies meant random cloudbursts but the turkeys didn’t mind - they were out in droves at Riverbend Park in Jupiter this morning. Lush, green, and wet - especially unusually extremely wet - made me happy, for once, that this urban park has raised shellrock trails. My friends Jack and Liz wanted to show me [...]

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 [...]

Leave it to the Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association to soldier on with a monthly hike, always the first Sunday of every month, at Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Even in summer!  It’s how I became acquainted with the East Loop when I first researched the “50 Hikes” series, and how I’ve made good [...]

I had an email from a reader yesterday who said:
Hi Sandra! Two friends and I will be traveling to Florida in August. We have 3-4 days that we would like to spend doing some mild to medium hiking/backpacking somewhere between Orlando and Ft Lauderdale. Could you offer some suggestions of where to [...]