Going inside the Harold Store for breakfast, we realized we should have warned then we were coming. This was our rendezvous point for Day Five of the Panhandle Trace Hike, and after yesterday, … [Read more...]
Hiking the Hills of Hutton
With our switcheroo on the previous day - skipping the burned zone of the Jackson Trail to walk the Juniper Creek Trail back to the campground - Day Four of the Panhandle Trace Hike had us headed … [Read more...]
Celebrate our National Parks during National Park Week!
Did you know that tomorrow, Earth Day (April 22) kicks off five days of free admission to all National Parks across America? Here in Florida, Everglades National Park is THE park that springs to … [Read more...]
Primrose, tie-dye, and VW culture
Within sight of the third Westy that looked just like Primrose, we were looking through an array of tie-dyed t-shirts, trying to find a matching pair. Unfortunately, they had sold out of the ones with … [Read more...]
The Harold Store
Back in camp on Day 3 of the Panhandle Trace Hike, we met up with Gail and Sally. Since we had to move Primrose to our next campsite - and we had to kill time, since someone was still occupying it - … [Read more...]
Through Smoke and Fire on the Jackson Red Ground Trail
Day 3 of the Panhandle Trace Hike, McVay Road to Red Rock Road Trail Head Guest post by Gordy Hawkins, Suncoast Chapter FTA. Photos by Gail Baldwin. Enter into a world of black and white and the … [Read more...]
Following the Juniper Creek Trail
Day 3 of the Panhandle Trace Hike Yesterday, while being shuttled back to camp, we drove through an area that was still burning. The forest was black and charred, filled with thick smoke. As we … [Read more...]
In the Land of Tall Pines
Day Two of the Panhandle Trace Hike started off where we'd left the trail the day before, at Kennedy Bridge. After we dropped off our cars at the end point for the hike, McVay Road, Peggy, Helen, and … [Read more...]
South to Florida!
The northern terminus of the Florida Trail isn't easy to get to. I was thankful we weren't driving one of our vehicles - especially Primrose - and even more thankful that Helen, from the Western Gate … [Read more...]
Pitcher plants in Santa Rosa County
It's pitcher plant season in Northwest Florida, which means I wish we were still there. Less than two weeks ago, while we were on the Panhandle Trace Hike, I was on a mission to point out pitcher … [Read more...]
Converging on the Panhandle Trace
With two hikes behind us, we drove toward west to join the Panhandle Trace Hike. Knowing that after ten years of leading this event long-time Florida Trail Association activity leader Peggy Grantham … [Read more...]
A ramble on the new Hinson Trail
Last January, while working on a project for Jackson County Tourism, we stopped by the newly opened Hinson Conservation and Recreation Area at the southern edge of Marianna along the Chipola River … [Read more...]
Calhoun, Chipola, and the Altha Trail
About a decade ago, I was in Blountstown for the grand opening of the brand-new Blountstown Greenway, a project that, it seemed, the whole town rallied around. They showed up in droves for the grand … [Read more...]
Little Campsite by the Chipola
Rambling northwest along the backroads of rural Florida, following Sandy's directions, we arrived in Blountstown just before dinner. There was still enough daylight to take a wander down the … [Read more...]
