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Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides

Front cover of Discovering the Florida Trail

A Photographic Journey along the Florida National Scenic Trail

For most of a decade, Sandra and John have delighted audiences around Florida and the eastern United States with their slideshows of the natural beauty of the Florida Trail.

With Sandra completing her end-to-end section hike of the trail in 2019, it was time to put those images into print. Across 192 full-color pages, we bring you a walk along the length of the Florida Trail.

Despite Florida’s lack of mountains, our state has an incredible amount of habitat diversity, which you’ll find reflected as you hike the trail.

Photos span from the southern terminus at Big Cypress to the northern terminus at Gulf Islands National Seashore. We include the spur trails – Ocean to Lake Hiking Trail and Blackwater – as well as both sides of Lake Okeechobee and Central Florida, more than 1,500 miles in all.

Florida Trail Association founder Jim Kern provides a foreword, and each section of the trail includes a short introduction. In the back of the book, you’ll find captions grouped under each section with locations noted.

This is a small format hardcover coffee table book, 7×5″, ideal for sharing the beauty of the Florida Trail with friends and family.

Each copy is shrink-wrapped for protection. Because of that we will not be signing these books unless specifically requested on the order form. If you want your copy inscribed to you or to someone else as a gift, please note that specific inscription in the Paypal checkout.

If you order two copies they will be shipped in one larger Priority Mail envelope to you.

Front and back cover of Discovering the Florida Trail

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Discovering the Florida Trail





Peek Inside

Here’s a look inside the book to give you a feel for the format. Click on the images to enlarge.

Sunrise over sand dunes
Trail in green forest
Introductory text and photo
Photos of Kissimmee River area
Savanna iris
Boardwalk through ferns
High point sign on Florida Trail
Trail in palms

Will It Be Sold In Stores?

This title is currently available at Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Gallery as well as REI Jacksonville.


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All shipping is to United States addresses only.

If you order more than two copies to the same address, we will use the least expensive Priority Mail box or bubble envelope that they’ll fit in and refund the postage difference to you at time of shipping.

If you live outside the United States, contact us with your address so we can speak to the postal service to determine what the shipping cost will be. For many countries, shipping exceeds the cover price of our books.

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When you check out, Paypal will add $9.90 shipping & handing to your order as well as 7% Florida sales tax. If you would like your copy signed and/or inscribed a particular way, especially for a gift, please indicate that in the box provided by Paypal during checkout, or contact us immediately after ordering with the details. Since these books are shrink-wrapped we are not signing them unless requested.


Discovering the Florida Trail




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If you prefer to pay by check, If you prefer to pay by check, the cost including shipping and tax is $37.29 for one copy, or $63.99 for two copies shipped in one Priority envelope.

Please make out your check to “Florida Hikes” and send to: Florida Hikes, PO Box 93, Mims FL 32754. Your check will be cashed before your book is shipped.

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