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72 Hours (or so) in Hot Springs, North Carolina

September 24, 2012 by Sandra Friend 1 Comment

72 Hours (or so) in Hot Springs, North Carolina

Invited to Hot Springs to hang out with our hiker friends Chuck & Tigger, we headed back to this pleasant Appalachian Trail community for the second time this year.

Filed Under: Articles, Travel Tagged With: Appalachian Trail, North Carolina

A Most Dismal Place

May 14, 2015 by Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

A Most Dismal Place

While it once covered a million acres of the Colonies, the Great Dismal Swamp, now protected by the Great Dismal Swamp NWR founded in 1974, encompasses 112,000 acres of pine uplands and cypress-tupelo swamps criss-crossed by ditches and levees used by loggers for more than a century.

Filed Under: Articles, Travel Tagged With: Virginia

A Quarter Million Miles

June 8, 2015 by Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

A Quarter Million Miles

Saying goodbye to my trusty 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which hit a quarter-million miles this spring after countless trails and travels together throughout the state of Florida.

Filed Under: Articles, Central Florida, Travel Tagged With: Florida Trail

Adding to the Life List

July 21, 2015 by John Keatley Leave a Comment

Adding to the Life List

Although John is a native Floridian, our research trip to South Florida became an opportunity for him to see many natural “firsts” in Florida that most people have on their life lists.

Filed Under: Articles, Hiking, South Florida, Southeast Florida, Southwest Florida, Travel, Wildlife Encounters Tagged With: Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier-Seminole State Park, Corkscrew, Everglades National Park, Fakahatchee SP, Florida Keys, Jupiter, Miami, Naples

Among the Venus flytraps at Carolina Beach State Park

May 21, 2015 by Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

Among the Venus flytraps at Carolina Beach State Park

With habitat diversity reminiscent of Florida, Carolina Beach State Park is a great place to learn about and see carnivorous plants, especially the native Venus fly-trap.

Filed Under: Articles, Travel Tagged With: North Carolina

Auto know Lake City

May 24, 2016 by John Keatley Leave a Comment

Auto know Lake City

It takes a real car guy to find these offbeat treasure troves of auto-related antiques scattered around the quiet little city of Lake City in North Florida.

Filed Under: Articles, North Florida, Travel Tagged With: Florida

Being a kid again at the Indiana State Museum

October 23, 2012 by Sandra Friend 2 Comments

Being a kid again at the Indiana State Museum

In a museum as hands-on as the Indiana State Museum in Indy, it’s easy to be a kid, playing with the interactive exhibits while learning about Indiana.

Filed Under: Articles, Travel Tagged With: Indiana, Museums

Bike ride at Horn Creek SC

May 31, 2014 by John Keatley Leave a Comment

Bike ride at Horn Creek SC

With creekside riding and a view of distant ridges, the Horn Creek Trail at Lick Fork Recreation Area, Sumter National Forest, SC is one of the region’s most pleasant mountain biking trails for just taking in the views.

Filed Under: Articles, Cycling, Travel Tagged With: South Carolina

Biking downtown Portland, Oregon

March 18, 2014 by John Keatley Leave a Comment

Biking downtown Portland, Oregon

If you’re going to bike on city streets, make it Portland. Drivers know the rules, dedicated lanes are there for cyclists, and you can get around town quickly.

Filed Under: Articles, Cycling, Travel Tagged With: Oregon

Biking the Good Neighbor Trail

December 4, 2018 by John Keatley 2 Comments

Biking the Good Neighbor Trail

A morning of exploration allowed us to experience the not-quite-open-yet Good Neighbor Trail and its historic context during our visit to Brooksville this September.

Filed Under: Articles, Cycling, History, Travel Tagged With: Brooksville, C2C, Good Neighbor Trail

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