Horseshoe Lake Park now thrives
It took community support to stave off a commissoner's plan to sell a Marion County park
New trail opens at Loxahatchee NWR
North of the main portion of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and its hiking trails in Boynton Beach, a new 3-mile hiking and biking trail opened June 16 at Stormwater Treatment Area 1 West on CR 880, south of Southern Blvd (US 98) at Nine Mile …
Chito Branch Reserve
More trails in the works for Tampa Bay, thanks to Southwest Florida Water Management District. Their newly minted management plan for Chito Branch Reserve – another reservior for thirsty Tampa Bay – in southeastern Hillsborough County includes …
Conner Preserve newest Pasco hiking destination
Now that the management plan for South Florida Water Management District’s Conner Preserve has been approved, opening the preserve to trail-based recreation is the first order of business. A trail system will be completed by fall. This Pasco County …
Committee rallies for Panama City Crayfish Rail Trail
A committee collecting community petitions for construction of a multi-use trail dubbed the Panama City Crayfish Trail pitched the Lynn Haven commission on the concept, according to the Panama City News Herald. A five-mile stretch of old railbed from the …
On Iron Mountain
Atop one of the highest points in Florida stands a monument to an immigrant who lived the American Dream and decided that his legacy would be to preserve this high point: Bok Tower Gardens.
Dickerson Bay
Behind the Wakulla County Visitor Center or at the end of Buttons Rd, get up close with the estuary in Panacea along the shores of Dickerson Bay
Meet the Black Hammock Wilderness
On Feb 2, I was pumped to get outdoors – too many days spent indoors of late – and to celebrate both Florida Hiking Trails Month and a morning spent with my good friends Joan Jarvis and Jon Phipps, plus guest and fellow F-Trooper John Mahoney, …
Chinsegut’s Big Pines
Feeling small under the tall longleaf pines preserved at the base of Chinsegut Hill north of Brooksville
Back from the Big O
During the 2007 Big O Hike, Ocala resident Cliff Moody set a new bar for future hikers by walking all the way around Lake Okeechobee at age 90.
Day Nine: Pelican Bay
The final day of the 2007 Big O Hike sweeps us around the curve of Pelican Bay into Pahokee as the details sink deep into my memories.
Day Eight: Torrey Island
After a moonlight walk the night before with fellow hikers, I arise early for a walk to Torrey Island on Day 8 of the Big O Hike.