We headed out to go spring hunting but ended up in Devil’s Hammock facing a swampy predicament. When exploring wild Florida, adventures often go astray…
Hiking
Top 10 Things You Should Do When You Visit Georgia
Georgia is not just all peaches and pecans. Check out these top ten things you should do when you visit the state of Georgia, voted one of the top destinations of 2017 in National Geographic Traveler!
Recent Changes at Silver Springs State Park
The boat glided across the water, the dark green sea grass below giving way to a turquoise blue hole. A jagged crack sliced through the floor of the river bed. Tiny white balls bounced from the hole like a snow globe gone wild. A two-foot garfish lingered over the crack and a school of mullet raced past in a mad flurry. We had reached the spring known as the abyss.
Florida Spring Hunting
I confess, I have a little obsession- okay a big one. I’m a hunter. You won’t find me on big game magazines or toting a gun- my prey is much too large for that- I’m a Florida Spring Hunter.
Best of 2016 Adventure Review
If last year was the year of chills and thrills and theme parks, this year we returned to the wild and embraced wilderness culture as we never have before. We got daring. Sometimes it was scary- like when the alligator chased me- and other times it was an adrenaline rushed bliss, like zipping across canyons. This was the year of crazy highs and deepest lows.
Florida Spring Hunting in 2016
After last year’s bear hunting fiasco, I turned my attention to another direction and headed back into the wilderness for some Florida-style hunting: Spring Hunting! (No weapons required).
Japanese Botanical Garden Hidden in North Central Florida
Well off the beaten track in North Central Florida is a secret Japanese Botanical Garden, a 23 year labor of love that most people don’t even know exists. We had to track it down…
Hiking with Gators on Gainesville’s La Chua Trail
Wednesday afternoon I faced my childhood fears and took the family hiking with gators on Gainesville’s La Chua Trail on the North Rim of Florida’s Paynes Prairie State Park. “Chua,” the Timucuan Indian word for sinkhole, is a 3 mile trail from the Alachua Sink out to an observation platform in the prairie. Gators galore, and NOT the orange and blue kind! Yes. It was terrifying.
Family Hiking Adventures in the Southeast
November is here and the air has grown crisp and blessedly cooler. Now is the perfect time to hit the trails and take the family out for a hike. With the National Park Service celebrating its 100th anniversary and the Florida Trail celebrating its 50th anniversary, it certainly is a year for outdoor celebration. Embrace the season with a family hiking adventure! And if you need some inspiration, we have a list of family friendly hikes in the southeast to whet your appetite!
North Georgia Adventures at Amicalola Falls State Park
“It’s either 425 steps down or 1100 steps up,” my husband informed me. “Which one?” We were stood at the top of Amicalola Falls, the air blowing up like an air-conditioner on full blast, a welcome respite from the unnaturally blistering Georgia summer heat.
“We could drive to that car park by the falls and walk with no steps.” I suggested this no-brainer, thinking of the heat and the kids and my knees, but my husband seemed not to hear that helpful hint, and we began our descent down the wooden steps to the falls. I blame it on Bill Bryson.