Florida Trail: Day 20 January 26, 2022 Mile: 57.7 to 81.7 (24.0 miles) Start: Canal camping with the fireflies and alligators outside Seminole Res Finish: Two Palms dumpy campsite next to gator ditch and sugarcane field Last night just before bed around 9pm we saw a headlamp flash around our tent. I thought it was […]
FT Day 20 – Would Your Rather Eat Bat Smoothies or Urine Rice? Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 19 January 25, 2022 Mile: 35.7 to 57.7 (22.0 miles) Start: Nobles Camp, Alligator Alley on the old Miccosukee trading route Finish: Canal camping with the fireflies and alligators Around two or three in the morning I heard something rustling through the woods around our camp. It might’ve been some wild pigs
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Florida Trail: Day 18 January 24, 2022 Mile: 26.3 to 35.7 (9.4 miles) Start: Thank God Island, Big Cypress National Preserve Finish: Nobles Camp, Alligator Alley on the old Miccosukee trading route It was so difficult to get out of bed this morning deep in the middle of Big Cypress Swamp not only because we
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Florida Trail: Day 17 January 23, 2022 Mile: 9.5 to 26.3 (16.8 miles) Start: Pine savannah tenting at 10 Mile Camp, Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve Finish: Thank God Island, Big Cypress Swamp I woke up in the morning at 5:30am and couldn’t go back to sleep because I was so excited for the big
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Florida Trail: Eastern Continental Trail (ECT) & *Official* Florida Trail (FT) Day 16 January 22, 2022 Mile: 83.5 to 86.3 (ECT) & 0.0 to 9.5 (12.3 total miles) Start: Tenting behind camp host’s RV at Midway Campground, Big Cypress National Preserve Finish: Pine savannah tenting at 10 Mile Camp, Big Cypress Preserve It was overcast
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Florida Trail: Eastern Continental Trail Southern Glades Trail Day 15 January 21, 2022 Mile: 61.2 to 83.5 (22.3 miles) Start: TownePlace Suites Kendall, FL (via Buffalo Tiger’s Airboat Tours) Finish: Tenting behind camp host’s RV at Midway Campground, Big Cypress National Preserve I woke at 6am and read a bit before heading downstairs to grab
FT Day 15 – Up Close and Personal with Alligators Read More »
Florida Trail: Eastern Continental Trail Day 13-14 January 19 – 20, 2022 Mile: 41.1 to 61.2 (20.1 miles) Start: Buffalo Tiger’s Airboat Tour, Miccosukee Reservation Finish: TownePlace Suites Marriott, Kendall, FL via 136th Street This morning we were going to wake up early and join up with Cookie, Tick Tock and their friend Cashmere to
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Florida Trail: Eastern Continental Trail Day 12 January 18, 2022 Mile: 21.7 to 41.1 (+1.7mi for 21.1 total miles) Start: C-111 Canal Bend stealth camping Finish: TownePlace Suites Marriott, Kendall, FL Animals seen: Gator, swimming iguana, deer, horses, fish, snails, anole lizard, millipede, bee At 6:50 AM we were woken up in the early twilight
FT Day 12 – The Day we Got Shot at By Florida Man Read More »
Florida Trail: Eastern Continental Trail Day 10-11 January 16-17, 2022 Mile: 10.2 to 21.1 (10.9 miles) Start: Quality Inn, Florida City, FL via S-197 lock bridge Finish: C-111 Canal Bend stealth camping We were on our way out of Florida City all ready to start trekking through the Everglades National Park when one of us
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