Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2011
It’s time to think about fitness for backpacking. Throughout the cold winter, you dragged yourself into the gym and resisted becoming a couch potato, lifted weights, walked the treadmill, and maybe took a fitness class or two. Now that the spring flowers have bloomed and you’re thinking of adventure sports and backpacking. Be careful. You’re in great shape, sure, and …
“We only exhibit animals that thrive in Florida’s climate,” explained Jason Davis, the Lowry Park Zoo’s marketing manager. “We also try to display only animals that need our protection, rather than just pleasing the public.” This zoo excels at serving the needs of animals, and in the process, it delights spectators as well. In 2009, Parents Magazine named Tampa’s Lowry …
Flowing under much of Florida is a subterranean river. It is our water supply and the source of over 700 springs dotting the landscape. Some of the springs feed large rivers such as the Rainbow River and the Wakulla. Others are little more than small pools. Occasionally springs connect to the underground aquifer via passages large enough to dive through. …
Two hours from Orlando is a park that will make you feel like you stepped back in time, the Myakka State Park. But it’s not just a pretty view, this park has plenty of activities to keep the whole family busy for days. The park is located east of Sarasota and surrounds the Myakka River, which winds through 58 square …
The sound of gravel under the tires of the hiker shuttle faded. I was alone at the Deep Gap trailhead to begin a solo hike on the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina. Instead of silence, I heard the low drone of bees visiting blooms around the trailhead. One signpost indicated the trail leading south and another to the north. The …
Two hours north of Atlanta, Rabun County, Georgia, and the surrounding areas offer a variety of activities from whitewater rafting to unique dinning. My son and I spent four days packed with activities in Rabun County last summer. Our base was the Tallulah Gorge Campground. Located on the north rim of the Tallulah Gorge, this campground offered wooded campsites, …