Florida Trail Thru-Hike Day Two Hurricane Lake

Day Two November 8th, 2009 Hurricane Lake
It was a long night, Diego got upset a few times about something outside, his low rumbling growl growing to a snarl and then he let out a few nasty barks. Whats out there? Then a crash in the bushes within 100ft, it sounded big. I listened closely for [...]

Thru-Hiking The Florida Trail

I have been struggling with the inevitable looming lay-off and how to go about dealing with it. Do I do the so called “responsible thing” and look for a “job” ? Do I do the “responsible thing” to myself and pursue my passion for Photography and exploring Florida?  I’ve decided to go for broke spend [...]

Interview with Rich Leighton Florida Nature Photography

While I was at Florida Caverns State Park I got the privilege of hiking and talking to @RichLeighton (follow him on twitter) a Florida Nature Photographer I met on Twitter. He has two websites I encourage you to visit and explore Leighton Photography and Imaging and Florida Nature Photography. Rich is a very down to [...]

The Man With Two Rods

SURF FISHING FOR THE ELUSIVE
He’s known from Seminole Point to Bathtub Reef simply as “the guy with two rods,” so dubbed for the spare rig he routinely totes in a make-shift waist harness along the beach.  His real name is O. J. “Bud” Pettingill and over the past 25 years, he’s caught and released more [...]