Go Primitive
Birds fly south to escape the harsh winter. V-shaped formations and the cacophony of squawking is the sign. And when they arrive, they join the droves of Florida wildlife who bask, eat and recreate, causing the native species much dismay.
Quest for Yes is a mindset. It’s a recipe of optimism, gratitude and naivety cooked up when events inspire neither. When Covid hit big in March 2020, we were 1000 miles away from home with no control over campground closures.
26 acres, 1500 RVs, hundreds of product vendors, 12k steps over 8 hours. Welcome to a day at the Tampa RV Supershow. Some go to buy, most go to look, dealers are there to tell and sell. We go to
After eight nights deep in the Florida Everglades we broke camp for the last time. Dabbing calamine lotion on our Poison Wood rash and brushing tiny ants off our arms and face that had set up a home base somewhere
It’s a 20 mile commute from LPK to Nine Mile Pond. We needed to be there by 7:45 or our spots would be given up to the waitlist. After an all night fight with intermittent rain and an uncooperative tarp,
Our National Parks are our National Treasures. We truly believe that. The parks host informational, out-in-nature, hike-bike-kayak, explore programs. Programs are free to the public. Many are run by volunteer rangers who feel more strongly about our national parks than
The southernmost outpost of Everglades National Park is Flamingo, where marine, marsh, mangrove and coastal prairie ecosystems collide. It’s a place where eyes see wild, ears hear menace and the hardiest explorer’s physical and mental wits are put to test.
An All-Water National Park Biscayne National Park is 95% water and 5% Visitor Center. Taking a break from the forEverglades, we detoured about 20 miles to find out what was going on in the Keys above Largo. Top of the
Technically, Midway Campground sits in Big Cypress National Preserve, a slice cut into the northern section of Everglades National Park. In reality, it is all one big eco-system. The National Preserve status of Big Cypress allows for greater recreational use
Between Miami on the Atlantic and Naples on the Gulf lies the vast expanse of the Florida Everglades. Interstate 75 picks up its moniker, Alligator Alley, for its 100 mile east-west span across the northern boundary of the region. 26