by adventuretoward | Nov 27, 2017 | Florida Trail 2017, Trail Journals
Today was my hike through Bradwell Bay, and I was excited yet nervous. It’s one of two swamps along the Florida Trail, and I was doing it solo, unlike our group trek through Big Cypress Swamp back in January. Because I had five miles through Bradwell Bay, which...
by adventuretoward | Nov 28, 2017 | Florida Trail 2017, Trail Journals
Today’s destination was a trailhead on FR 107, and wow, this was a day for the record books! I had one of my longer hikes planned, a 23.5-miler. But due to various circumstances, I didn’t get started on the trail until almost 9:30 a.m. With sunset around 6...
by adventuretoward | Nov 29, 2017 | Florida Trail 2017, Trail Journals
Today’s destination: SR 65. In the morning, I bandaged up my poor, blistered heels and put on my hiking boots. That felt much better! Still, I wondered how those heels would feel after a day of hiking? There was only one way to find out. Start hiking! The first...
by adventuretoward | Nov 30, 2017 | Florida Trail 2017, Trail Journals
Today’s plan was to make it to SR 71. But initially, I feared I’d have to take a zero day. That’s because both of my heels are sporting huge blisters from those newer running shoes of mine. The shoes just don’t work well with my orthotics....