How to Layer for Florida
Folks who don't live in Florida assume that we're warm and sunny all the time. Not so. Winter days can be cold and damp. Your best defense: pile on those layers!
Hiker Safety Around Wild Hogs
One of the more fearless creatures you'll encounter in Florida's wilds is the wild hog. Here is advice from Florida Fish & Wildlife on how to cope with hogs.
How to Pack for a Florida Hike
The Ten Essentials and More: a checklist for items to bring when day hiking and backpacking in Florida, to plan for the differences you'll encounter in Florida's unique conditions.
Why we hike Florida
Why do we hike Florida? It's in the details, the natural wonder we find by following trails across lands preserved for future generations.
Why Hike in Florida?
Why hike in Florida? It's not about the challenge of mountains, but the incredible natural diversity in habitats and flora found across the sweep of our state.
Hiking Basics for Florida
How to hike in Florida - the basics of what you need to know for hiking in Florida, whether you're day hiking or backpacking.
Tent Camping in Florida
What should you do when you're tent camping in Florida? Here's a how-to checklist to get prepared and make sure you have a comfortable time.
How to Identify a Coral Snake
Coral snake or king snake? Their coloration is similar so it's tough to tell, but remember the rhyme, "red touch yellow, kill a fellow." Don't pick snakes up!
Bear Safety in Florida
Tips from Florida Fish & Wildlife on how best to manage encounters with Florida black bears, which are becoming more common in certain parts of Florida.
How to detox poison ivy
How DO you get poison ivy oil (urushiol) off your clothes? That’s a question I haven’t had to deal with in a long, long time, since little brushes here and there have never bothered me. I always wear long pants while hiking (ones that cover my …
Where to encounter a Burmese python
Where might a hiker encounter a Burmese python? Thankfully, the range – despite recent scares of big snakes in Central Florida, which were pets that were let loose – of the “naturalized” pythons is, according to sources at Florida …
How to get a National Public Lands Pass
I’m surprised I haven’t seen this message in every newspaper and outdoor-related magazine across Florida: outdoor recreation on National Lands just became affordable! In January, the Federal Government started selling a new National Public …