With four active red-cockaded woodpecker nests, the Disney Wilderness Preserve in Poinciana - a great place to hike - has become a hotbed of activity as the little ones hatch out. The Nature Conservancy manages this mosaic of prairies and pine forests, and keeps an eye on the endangered species who live here: using video [...]

For many New Years, I’ve been at the annual FTA Central / Highlanders Chapters celebration that Rachael and Lou Augspurg coordinate at Doe Lake in the Ocala National Forest. This is the culmination of New Year’s Eve: the official lowering of the boat cushion.

Lots to do during the holiday get-together, including guided hikes and paddling [...]

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 [...]

Have you seen WahooHiker’s new video blog yet? I’m impressed. Talk about an extreme blog makeover, and it works. I’ve been meaning to post about Kevin’s video of the hike I led at Silver Glen Springs, where veteran USFS retiree Johnny Pohlers was along for the trek and I imposed on Johnny’s most excellent [...]