Maitland Art Center
Conceived in the Art Deco era and shaded by a canopy of ancient oaks, the Maitland Art Center is, in part, a fantasy of a Mayan temple with formal gardens around historic art studios.
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
Ghostly Appearance at Tolomato Cemetery
St. Augustine is saturated with ghosts, and a spooky place to walk at night, especially around the old cemeteries.
The Mangrove
At the very end of the Main Park Road in Everglades National Park, a lone mangrove is just offshore from the wrack line along Florida Bay.
Jungle Fever in Nepal
At Nepal’s Royal Chitwan National Park, every moment is an adventure. Especially when you encounter rhinos up close, and on foot.
Along Lake Wauberg
A wander along Lake Wauberg to the symphony of Archie Carr's favorite frogs brought memories flooding back of gentler times.
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.
Houseboating the St. Johns
All is still, pristine, natural. Night closes in, and I hear the lapping of the river beneath my window as the houseboat gently rocks.
Dreaming Florida
Florida settled into my soul like a fine mist during my childhood, thanks to my father's dreams. In the late 1950s, he came to stay with family in West Palm Beach to recuperate from major life changes he'd experienced, from the loss of his father to his …
Once in a Blue Moon
A blue moon captured over Big Cypress on the next to last evening of 2009.
Bear bagging a must in Florida’s National Forests
A federal order has been signed requiring the use of bear bags or bear canisters when backpacking the Florida Trail through the Ocala, Osceola, and Apalachicola National Forests.
In search of Florida’s ancient past
Archaeological treasures unburied: in Glades County, learn about the unique archaeological finds near Lake Okeechobee, with interpretation at two different hiking trails.