Last Sunday we ventured out to check out the Se7en Wetlands area in Mulberry, FL. This Lakeland city park offers two major loops with a connector to the Lakeland Highlands Scrub hike I shared a couple weeks back. There are also a few side trails that add on to the loops for the bikers andContinue reading “Se7en Wetlands – Loop 2”
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Bonnet Springs Park
A new urban park recently opened near the heart of Lakeland, Bonnet Springs Park. This park offers a variety of outdoor entertainment opportunities for the whole community. Today we finally arrived early enough to get into the park. It has been crowded since opening, and I understand why. The venue offers places for kids toContinue reading “Bonnet Springs Park”
Lakeland Highlands Scrub
Catching up posting on a hike from last week. We tried to head out to the Mosaic Peace River Park, but found it closed. Sadly, we headed back to Lakeland, then decided to stop at one of our familiar spots, the Lakeland Highlands Scrub nature area. This park is full of trails and one canContinue reading “Lakeland Highlands Scrub”
Alderman Ford Preserve
2023. Weekend 2, hike 2. Completed a 3 miles nature trail at Alderman Ford Preserve in Plant City. The trail is a mix of paved trail and boardwalk and follows parts of the Alafia River. This morning’s temperatures were a brisk 55 degrees when we started our route. Sleeves were a must for the trek.Continue reading “Alderman Ford Preserve”
365 Challenge
So, I signed up for the Hiker’s 365 Challenge for 2023 through My Adventure Challenge. I needed some motivation to get back on the trails after a hiatus last year, and this seemed like a great way for me to get back to it. Now I have a year to hike 365 miles! Today wasContinue reading “365 Challenge”
Trekking Poles and Flying
On our recent trip out West, we decided we didn’t want a hassle with some of our hiking equipment as we moved between our planes. We loaded our trekking poles in our luggage…which ended up being fortuitous…because you can’t take the poles in carry-on luggage anyway! It wasn’t a big deal on the initial packingContinue reading “Trekking Poles and Flying”
Pass Out
Today, we received a yellow padded envelope in the mail. It was a sign our trip out West is quickly approaching. It was our entry passes to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons Parks. We opted for an annual pass since we hope to get a few more parks in within the year. As I openedContinue reading “Pass Out”
Grotto Falls
Deep in the heart of Roaring Forks Motor Trail lies a well-traveled hiking trail to Grotto Falls. We arrived around 9:30 am for our hike and lucked out with a parking spot near the trail head. These falls were not as crowded as Laurel Falls, but still quite popular. The trail was well-packed dirt andContinue reading “Grotto Falls”
Laurel Falls
At the start of our trip visiting the Great Smoky National Park, we decided to tackle an easy hike out and back to Laurel Falls. I believe everyone else in the area decided the same! This popular hikes main and overflow parking areas were crowded with cars and people. It was a Sunday after allContinue reading “Laurel Falls”
Camping Meals
On our recent trip to the Everglades, my husband and I decided to try different hiking/camping packaged meals instead of toting a huge cooler of foil packed and spoilable foods to cook and a ton of charcoal. We ordered up enough meals for the trip from REI. Everything fit in our Igloo backpack perfectly! MostContinue reading “Camping Meals”
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