by adventuretoward | Nov 7, 2017 | Florida, Hiking, Stories, United States
A foot of snow and sub-zero temperatures await me back home, I remind myself, as I work my way through Big Cypress Swamp. The day’s uncomfortable heat and humidity quickly dampen my shirt and cause droplets of sweat to pool on my forehead and rhythmically drip...
by Melanie McManus | Apr 30, 2019 | Blog, Florida, Hiking, United States
The Florida Trail, or FT, is one of our 11 National Scenic Trails. Experienced hikers sometimes are wary about tackling this trail, believing that any path running along mostly flat terrain isn’t worth hiking. But once they hike the whole thing, they typically...
by adventuretoward | Jan 5, 2017 | Florida Trail 2017, Trail Journals
I’m going to hike the Florida National Scenic Trail! So my New Year’s resolution, if you want to call it that, is to hike all 11 National Scenic Trails before I die. Ambitious, I know. Probably too much so, as I’m well into middle age and a lot of...
by adventuretoward | Jan 7, 2017 | Florida Trail 2017, Trail Journals
I got crap sleep last night, the night before heading for 10-Mile Camp. It wasn’t that my hammock wasn’t comfy – it was actually quite nice – but it was about 70 F (21.1 C) and muggy, with absolutely no breeze. Despite my bug net I got bitten all over my...
