Ups and Downs
Long distance hiking is as much mental exercise - or more - as physical
Venetian Gardens Park
Leesburg 1.1 milesAdorning what were once spoil islands in a marshy cove on Lake Harris dredged for dockage for Leesburg boaters, Venetian Gardens dates to 1925.
Visiting Sholom Park
A walk on the meditative garden paths at Sholom Park in Ocala, Florida's peace park, for quiet contemplation and remembrance of my father, who passed this month and enjoyed this garden near his home.
Vizcaya Museum & Gardens
Miami 1.2 milesThe grandiose home of industrialist James Deering may be the star attraction, but the gardens of Vizcaya, set along Biscayne Bay, rival those of any formal estate.
Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park
Spanning from Inglis to Cedar Key, this 19,000 acre state park conserves a truly wild Gulf shoreline.
Walk in the woods at Leon Sinks
South of Tallahassee in the Apalachicola National Forest is one of Florida's most beautiful and intriguing trail systems showcasing the weird and wonderful world of karst topography
Walking into Love
Having met while hiking around Lake Okeechobee this fall, we fell in love and decided to take on this shared dream of hiking the AT together.
Walking the Ocean to Lake Hiking Trail
This week marks the 9th Annual Ocean to Lake Hike. It was a delight to learn last year that the 61-mile Ocean-to-Lake Trail is finally fully complete and open to the public. Last winter, John and I participated in the final three days of the six day group …
Walking the Reservation
Hiking the Seminole Reservation between L-3 Canal and the Big Cypress Campground is mostly a roadwalk - more dirt roads than paved - but is quite scenic and interesting.
Walking Thru Time
Hiking with history across Maryland
Walking with Spring
As we walk north, spring is unfolding its beauty all around us
Warm Mineral Springs
One of the largest natural mineral water springs in the world, Warm Mineral Springs near Venice is Florida's only hot spring open to the public