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Articles

Topics of interest for hikers, cyclists, and paddlers, including conservation, land management, and wildlife issues, as well as how-to and gear recommendations.

Biking Pine Island Conservation Area

Pelicans on Pine Island Creek

December 20, 2020    John Keatley

Within sight of the massive Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, this ride to the Indian River Lagoon offers some of the best birding you’ll do by bike.

Biking Scottsmoor Flatwoods East

Bike rider on woodland trail

December 9, 2020    John Keatley

At Scottsmoor Flatwoods Sanctuary, the trails are open to hikers, cyclists, and equestrians. But as we learned, off-road biking here can be more than a little challenging.

Big Cypress Backcountry Access

An obvious watery path through wetlands

December 4, 2020    Sandra Friend

By December 15, all public comments are due on the new Big Cypress Backcountry Access Plan. Here’s our analysis of it and our opinions, along with a discussion of backcountry and wilderness in Florida.

Biking the Southern Glades Trail

Cyclists standing next to mountain bikes in dirt parking area

October 10, 2020    John Keatley

Taking a ride through the Everglades on one of Miami-Dade’s most remote offroad bike trails made for “Bill and John’s Most Excellent Adventure.”

Connecting the Spring to Spring Trail

Rural road with palm trees

October 5, 2020    John Keatley

With a goal of connecting all three segments of the Spring to Spring Trail together using roads in between, John rides from Lake Monroe Park to De Leon Springs on a 25.6 mile route

Snakes on a Trail

Diamondback rattlesnake on pavement

September 25, 2020    John Keatley

One week, three venomous snakes, and many harmless ones: all encountered on our early morning bike rides along paved trails on cool mornings.

Bioluminescent Paddling in Titusville

Bioluminescence glowing blue under a kayak

July 23, 2020    John Keatley

During the summer months, bioluminescence makes its appearance in the Indian River Lagoon and is especially strong along Merritt Island near Titusville. On my paddling trip, I saw the best glow I’ve ever seen.

Florida’s Venomous Snakes

Coral snake

Wildlife Identification      ( Florida Species )      

Florida has six species of venomous snakes. Here is what they look like, and how to identify them when you are outdoors and encounter them in the woods

Sawyer Micro Squeeze Field Test

Sawyer Micro Squeeze Filter on bike rack

July 2, 2020    John Keatley

On a field test along a long stretch of the Florida Coast to Coast Trail with no potable water sources, the Sawyer Micro Squeeze proves itself a worthy backup plan

Swapping a Mountain Bike for a Hybrid

Trek Sky on the Overseas Heritage Trail

June 7, 2020    John Keatley

When is it time to swap your ride? It all depends on your bike’s reliability and how suitable it is for the terrain. With us staying close to home and the miles piling up on my mountain bike, it was time to consider a change.

Nature and Social Distancing on the C2C

Social distancing sign on the C2C

June 1, 2020    John Keatley

Riding through Titusville to the Coast to Coast Trail, which terminates here, I can ship our books and get a good bit of exercise in while social distancing

Sunflower Season on the St. Johns River near Orlando

Lake Jesup Wilderness

May 31, 2020    Sandra Friend & John Keatley

In September, swamp sunflowers put on a colorful show along the St. Johns River between Sanford and Geneva, north of Orlando. Here’s where to take a hike to find them.

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