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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

April 18-26 is National Parks Week. Do yourself a favor and get out this weekend to one of Florida’s National Parks! Now you might scratch your head and say, but that’s … the Everglades!  Well, Everglades National Park, protecting our River of Grass, is one of the best-known National Parks worldwide, but it is NOT [...]

Just got this inquiry from Adam, a reader of our Hike-A-Week:
> I will be in the Aventura area …. My wife and I love to walk and hike. What trails would you recommend that are within a half hours drive from that area?
Now the trick, here, Adam, is the time of day and day of [...]