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Blackwater River at Milton

Milton

Known as Florida’s Canoe Capital thanks to the Blackwater River and its tributaries, Milton has fabulous hiking and biking trails as well
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In the Land of Tall Pines

Wiregrass Trail rimmed with sand along the Blackwater River

April 15, 2013    Sandra Friend

Day Two of the Panhandle Trace Hike started off where we’d left the trail the day before, at Kennedy Bridge. After we dropped off our cars at the end point for the hike, McVay Road, Peggy, Helen, and other members of the Western Gate Chapter shuttled us to the starting point. We asked how long …

On the 2013 Panhandle Trace Hike

FT Wiregrass

April 4, 2013    Sandra Friend

It was a delight this year – Peggy Grantham’s last as hike leader – to join the Panhandle Trace and get to know the far northern reaches of the Florida Trail. It’s been 11 years since I hiked through Blackwater River State Forest and while some things remain the same, others certainly have changed. I …

Picture of Beauty

White-topped pitcher plant bloom at Garcon Point

April 10, 2006    Sandra Friend

I spent a weekend seeking out Florida’s most uncommon and unusual flora – pitcher plants – in their stronghold of the Western Panhandle. Here’s what I found.

River Levels in North Florida

Florida Trail flooding

How-To in Florida      ( Feature Articles )      

Cold weather and high water causes hypothermia, so play it safe. Before hiking in winter in North Florida and the Florida Panhandle, check these flood gauges.

Stuckeys

April 13, 2009    Sandra Friend

On my way home from Pensacola, I had to stop in Bagdad to visit Florida’s last real Stuckeys.  When I was a kid and my family did road trips to Florida down the East Coast every year, we’d always stop at Stuckeys.  The distinctive yellow-roofed shops were filled with treats, had clean restrooms, and often …

The Harold Store

April 18, 2013    John Keatley

Back in camp on Day 3 of the Panhandle Trace Hike, we met up with Gail and Sally. Since we had to move Primrose to our next campsite – and we had to kill time, since someone was still occupying it – we a took detour to the Harold Store. En route I realized that …

Through Smoke and Fire on the Jackson Red Ground Trail

April 17, 2013    Sandra Friend

Day 3 of the Panhandle Trace Hike, McVay Road to Red Rock Road Trail Head Guest post by Gordy Hawkins, Suncoast Chapter FTA. Photos by Gail Baldwin. Enter into a world of black and white and the continuum of grays in-between. That is what it was like for me the day we walked a recently …

Two sides of the Yellow River

April 23, 2013    John Keatley

Hiking through the Yellow River Ravines section on the Panhandle Trace Hike was a new experience for us all, as it’s a newly opened segment of trail near Milton.

Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park

Yellow River Marsh pitcher plants

Milton      ( 30.484300, -87.071500 )      

East of Pensacola, Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park is a sweeping panorama of wet prairies, home to the largest concentration of pitcher plants in Florida.

Yellow River Marshes in bloom

Yellow River Marsh Preserve

March 31, 2011    Sandra Friend

Yellow River Marsh Preserve is an easy place to see pitcher plants along unmarked trails that ramble through the wet flatwoods near Blackwater Bay.

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