The fragile nature of Florida Bay - especially in the impending danger of the oil spill - has me pondering the various access points where hikers can see the bay from a trail. The Keys have a handful of hikes out to the bay, but the mainland only a few. Here’s one where mosquitoes are [...]

It’s officially winter in Florida, when thoughts turn to pink flamingos … and Everglades National Park.  For the next 90 days or so, it’s prime time to visit this unique wilderness along the tip of Florida’s peninsula.  “There are no other Everglades in the world,” wrote Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, advocate for the creation of the [...]