The weather has really been doing a number on outdoor adventures this year. In February, a long-planned adventure had to be called off due to heat, in March it was so cold tender plants had to be protected, and an April panhandle trip saw weather much cooler than we like and much rainier than we […]
The weather has really been doing a number on outdoor adventures this year. In February, a long-planned adventure had to be called off due to heat, in March it was so cold tender plants had to be protected, and an April panhandle trip saw weather much cooler than we like and much rainier than we […]
Some think of sand dunes as an impediment to getting the cooler, chairs, and umbrella down to the beach, and they do make getting to the water a bit harder. But they’re worth the struggle! As the wind blows along the beach, sand builds up behind anything that can block the wind, and bit by […]
Well, to start, they’re highly unusual! Found in only four countries, including Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, there are 15 named coastal dune lakes in Walton County, Florida (they are also found in Oregon, which has a system of 40 such lakes; and South Carolina, which is unsure how many dune lakes […]
I used to think that if you made a plan and could not successfully execute it on the first attempt, you had failed. I now know that some plans take several iterations before they are successful, and that’s what Judy and I experienced on our first attempt at hiking the Florida Trail from Clearwater Lake […]
Mid-February is usually a great time to be on the Florida Trail in the central part of the state. This year, Judy and I were looking forward to 8 days of a condition we call “forest drunk.” Forest-drunkenness is a state of deep relaxation, a sense of oneness with all that surrounds us, and a […]
Signpost near 88Store This is a message from my brother. Love my hiking groups! Doesn’t get much more beautiful! An update here is long overdue, but I’m looking forward to getting back to a regular schedule after January 1. I’ll return to a text post every Monday and a photo post every Wednesday. Thanks for […]
Signpost near 88Store This is a message from my brother. Love my hiking groups! Doesn’t get much more beautiful! An update here is long overdue, but I’m looking forward to getting back to a regular schedule after January 1. I’ll return to a text post every Monday and a photo post every Wednesday. Thanks for […]
We’re making a habit of meeting in the parking lot of the Umatilla Ace Hardware and then carpooling up into the Ocala National Forest. Getting closer to completing my goal of hiking the Florida National Scenic Trail through the Forest, the stretch from Pat’s Island to Hopkins Prairie is the latest section my hiking friends […]
We’re making a habit of meeting in the parking lot of the Umatilla Ace Hardware and then carpooling up into the Ocala National Forest. Getting closer to completing my goal of hiking the Florida National Scenic Trail through the Forest, the stretch from Pat’s Island to Hopkins Prairie is the latest section my hiking friends […]
After our visit to the seagrass beds off Key Largo, we delved into the ecology of mangroves. A thicket of mangrove always reminds me of a fortress. Red mangroves lining a shoreline or roadside look impenetrable! From the water, the roots look forbidding and mysterious, and from land, the thought of trying to balance on […]
After our visit to the seagrass beds off Key Largo, we delved into the ecology of mangroves. A thicket of mangrove always reminds me of a fortress. Red mangroves lining a shoreline or roadside look impenetrable! From the water, the roots look forbidding and mysterious, and from land, the thought of trying to balance on […]
After our visit to the seagrass beds off Key Largo, we delved into the ecology of mangroves. A thicket of mangrove always reminds me of a fortress. Red mangroves lining a shoreline or roadside look impenetrable! From the water, the roots look forbidding and mysterious, and from land, the thought of trying to balance on […]
After our visit to the seagrass beds off Key Largo, we delved into the ecology of mangroves. A thicket of mangrove always reminds me of a fortress. Red mangroves lining a shoreline or roadside look impenetrable! From the water, the roots look forbidding and mysterious, and from land, the thought of trying to balance on […]
