It was a cold, cold morning last Sunday when I took a stroll from the Sand Lake trailhead at Wekiwa Springs State Park into the open pine scrub. Good thing that the canopy is relatively open as you head out on the hiking loop, although it’s disappointing that the main trail (blazed white) is still […]
Archives for February 2006
Ocean to Lake Trail
At the crack of dawn this morning, two groups of backpackers left two significant bodies of water (the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Okeechobee) and headed towards each other on what’s become an annual Florida Trail Association tradition, the Ocean to Lake Hike. I had the privilege to be part of the very first journey several […]
Revisiting Little Big Econ
If you’re never hiked along the bluffs of the Econlockhatchee River in Oviedo on the Florida Trail, you’re missing out. Here’s an easy and enjoyable route to follow from the Barr Street trailhead.