Florida Trail Thru-Hike Day 6 “Trip and Fall”

                               

Today is my 36th birthday so hopefully all of the forest animals will offer to carry my packs for the day!
I climb out of my tent to check the stick at the waters edge to see the water had dropped over two feet, what a difference that would have made yesterday. The river was rushing [...]

Florida Trail Thru-Hike Day 5 “Water Slogging”

                               

The packs feel much better today after a few alterations and a few less pounds. As I walk through the woods taking in the beauty I wonder what lay ahead what condition the trail is in after the rain. The terrain was quickly changing from higher grassy areas to “Green Tunnels”. We kept passing small [...]

Florida Trail Thru-Hike Day 3 and 4 “Rain”

                               

I laid in my tent awake waiting for a hint of morning light wondering about the weather and Hurricane Ida. I was hoping I would be able to make it to the next camp before the rain came.
When I got up Greg (my neighbor) was already packing his campsite up. Greg told me the storm [...]

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