Florida Senate Bill 326, sponsored by Senator Alan Hays, contains language to modify obsolete language from the Florida Statutes regarding the old Canal Authority and the Cross Florida Greenway. The … [Read more...]
Florida Trail, Pruitt
It’s not just the ancient live oaks, but the switchbacks and scrambles, the habitat diversity, the stories that the landscape tells—and “Stonehenge.” These are some of the reasons that the … [Read more...]
Cross Florida Greenway -The Land Bridge
It's been an iconic landmark along Interstate 75 for more than a decade. Built in 1999-2000, the Cross Florida Greenway Land Bridge was the first true land bridge in the United States, modeled after a … [Read more...]
Cross Florida Greenway – Finding a Route
After several years of working on trail crews in Western Pennsylvania, I returned home to Florida in 1999 looking to find an organization similar to the Keystone Trails Association, which coordinated … [Read more...]
Backpacking the Cross Florida Greenway
Winter's here tomorrow, Florida's prime backpacking season. At the same time, the Ocala National Forest, Florida's prime backpacking destination, is busy with deer hunters. Where can a hiker go for … [Read more...]
Ross Prairie State Forest – Holly Hammock Hiking Trail
At the Ross Prairie Trailhead of the Cross Florida Greenway, there are two loop trails you can access – and this is the shorter of the two, taking you on a journey into the quiet woods of Ross … [Read more...]
Bridge to the Future: The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross-Florida Greenway
As we walk the mile and a quarter along the Florida Trail through deep woods to the west of Belleview, the low-hanging clouds that threatened the morning with rain now part. Emerging from the … [Read more...]
Silver River Connector
Gushing more than 550 million gallons of water out of a cluster of springs each day, Silver Springs is the birthplace of the Silver River, a wild and scenic waterway that my paddler friends like to … [Read more...]
Ross Prairie Loop
Starting at the Ross Prairie Trailhead, the 3.5-mile Ross Prairie Loop offers an overview of Ross Prairie, a sprawling complex of grasslands and ponds nearly three miles long. Edged by sand pine … [Read more...]
Florida Trail, Rodman to Lake Delancy
One of the most awe-inspiring sections of the Florida Trail, the segment between the Rodman Dam (more properly known as the George Kirkpatrick Dam) and Lake Delancy immerses you into longleaf pine … [Read more...]
