Five Star Trails Gainesville & Ocala has launched
Announcing the arrival of Five Star Hikes Gainesville and Ocala, our newest title from Menasha Ridge Press.
Major Florida Trail Relocation along the Kissimmee River
After meetings with land managers during Thanksgiving week, the USDA Forest Service has approved a 43.9 mile route that relocates the Florida Trail along the Kissimmee River, shifting the trail from the oft-flooded western shore to the eastern side between …
The Big O, Differently
After a dozen years of attending, the Big O Hike had become a welcome routine, a time to gather with friends. This year was very different. Being in charge meant having to worry about both the big picture and the details.
VW Love at the Pasco County Bug Jam
We left Primrose home for the 25th annual Pasco County Bug Jam, but many of her cousins were on display at Florida's biggest Volkswagen gathering in Dade City.
Trikes on Parade in Mims
Bill felt a little odd being the only one on a bicycle on our last adventure. My friends Richard and Steve from the coast had invited us to join them for an early morning ride. Richard rode his older model Ice T, Steve used my Ice Adventure RS and me on …
Kayaking with the Aquaterra
In the continuing adventures of John and his kayaks: The Aquaterra Chinook was two feet longer than my old kayak, the bottom was much rounder, and it was noticeability narrower. Plus it didn’t have that great big opening for me to get into. In my old …
Exploring Trout Point in Pensacola
PERMANENTLY CLOSED. Our 2013 visit to Trout Point Nature Trail at NAS Pensacola provided scenic panoramas of the Big Lagoon and Perdido Key from a boardwalk atop a coastal scrub ridge.
Exploring the Gemini Springs Addition
It took a serendipitous turn one morning for us to stumble across a new-to-us hiking trail not fifteen minutes from home, the Gemini Springs Addition. Here's how we found it.
The Return of Primrose
Fall is in the air, and that means it's time to bring Primrose out of hiberation. After some decal application and updates, she's ready for the road in November!
Riding Spring-to-Spring and the Seminole-Wekiva Trail
Pile on the mileage with two bike trails within easy reach of each other - the Spring-to-Spring in Volusia and the Seminole-Wekiva in Lake Mary and Longwood
Hiking Boots For Florida?
This question keeps popping up: what are the best hiking boots? John explains how, through trial by trail, he figured out what works for him. His advice? Keep trying.
Kayaking, with upgrades
For more than a year, each weeknight, I would join my friends Lew and Dale for a paddling trip when the weather permitted. We explored many places new to me, seeing manatees, dolphins and birds too numerous to count on every trip. Once, while paddling in …