Florida Trail: Day 41 Feb 16, 2022 Mile: 363.8 to 388.8 (+.7mi for 25.7 total miles) Start: South Campsite, Richloam Tract Finish: Croom Loop A Camping Zone, Withlacoochee State Forest We woke at 6:15 when the alarm went off but we were both pretty tired and it was still dark out. Just as we were […]
FT Day 41 – Entering the Water Desert Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 40 Feb 15, 2022 Mile: 344.9 to 363.8 (18.9 miles) Start: Hampton Inn, Dade City, FL via CR471 Finish: South Campsite, Richloam Tract, FL This morning I woke up at 5:30 and could not go back to sleep so I read some books and messed around on the internet for a little
FT Day 40 – The Glory of the Little Grand Canyon of Florida Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 39 Feb 14, 2022 Mile: 329.8 to 344.9 (15.1 miles) Start: Holiday Inn, Davenport, FL via Circle K at Hwy 27 near Orlando Finish: Hampton Inn, Dade City, FL via CR471 This morning was Valentine’s Day and since we both dislike Valentine’s Day, we did not give a crap about what we
FT Day 39 – Valentine’s Day at Taco Bell Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 38 Feb 13, 2022 Mile: 329.8 to 312.9 (16.9 miles southbound slackpack) Start: Holiday Inn, Davenport, FL via Circle K at Hwy 27 near Orlando Finish: Holiday Inn, Davenport, FL via Circle K at Hwy 27 near Orlando We figured out a plan where we’re going to stay an extra day so
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Florida Trail: Day 35-37 Feb 10 – 12, 2022 Mile: 295.4 to 312.9 (17.5 miles) Start: Crown Motel, Kissimmee, FL via Kissimmee Lakefront Park Finish: Holiday Inn, Davenport, FL via Circle K at Hwy 27 near Orlando We left our junky hotel as early as possible catching an Uber back to Kissimmee Lakefront Park where
FT Day 35-37 – Petting the Trucks (aka the Road Walk from Hell) Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 34 Feb 9, 2022 Mile: 277.5 to 295.4 (17.9 miles) Start: Budget Inn, St. Cloud, FL via Doc Partin Ranch Rd & Canoe Creek Rd Finish: Crown Motel, Kissimmee, FL via Kissimmee Lakefront Park Shannon and I hung out in the Budget Inn and enjoyed a slow morning because we are only
FT Day 34 – The Art of Road Walking Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 33 Feb 8, 2022 Mile: 256.1 to 277.5 (+.7mi side trail for 22.1 total miles) Start: Cowboy camping 3 stories high at Lake Jackson Tower Finish: Budget Inn, St. Cloud, FL via Doc Partin Ranch Rd & Canoe Creek Rd This morning we woke as the sun was rising beautifully in the
FT Day 33 – 75 Miles of Road Walking…barf Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 32 Feb 7, 2022 Mile: 235.9 to 256.1 (+.7mi side trail for 20.9 total miles) Start: Field camping next to horses, Westgate River Ranch Resort Finish: Cowboy camping 3 stories high at Lake Jackson Tower River Ranch Resort’s campground had emptied out pretty drastically yesterday so it had been a quiet night.
FT Day 32 – Your Treehouse, My Liege Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 31 Feb 6, 2022 Mile: 226.2 to 235.9 (9.7 miles) Start: Ghost town of KICCO Campground Finish: Field camping next to horses, Westgate River Ranch Resort Waking up at 3 AM listening to the wild pigs in the woods nearby and shining a light and yelling at them to scare them off
FT Day 31 – When Your Feet Literally Fall Off Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 30 Feb 5, 2022 Mile: 207.0 to 226.2 (19.2 miles) Start: Cowboy Crossing, Kissimmee Prairie Preserve Finish: Ghost town of KICCO Campground The morning was overcast gray when we woke and still thick and sticky with humidity. It hadn’t rained during the night like it had been forecasted and we decided to
FT Day 30 – The Last Carolina Parakeet Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 29 Feb 4, 2022 Mile: 189.8 to 207.0 (17.2 miles) Start: Oak Creek South Campsite, Kissimmee River Finish: Cowboy Crossing, Kissimmee Prairie Preserve During the night we only had to get up once to yell at a wild pig who got a little too close to our tent and was snuffling around
FT Day 29 – No need to fact check: Mailbox Whiskey 100% Kills Covid Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 28 Feb 3, 2022 Mile: 167.0 to 189.8 (22.8 miles) Start: Yates Marsh South Campsite, Kissimmee River, FL Finish: Oak Creek South Campsite, Kissimmee River, FL All night the stupid raccoons and wild pigs and armadillos ran around our campsite, tearing up the ground, messing with the water bottles that a Trail
FT Day 28 – Orange You Glad I Didn’t Say Banana? Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 24 – 27 January 30 – Feb 2, 2022 Mile: 145.0 to 167.0 (22.0 miles) Start: Best Western, Okeechobee, FL Finish: Yates Marsh South, Kissimmee River, FL After a few days of rest, relaxation and work, Shannon and I woke up not very early and first thing we did was grab some
FT Day 24 – 27 – Snakes…Why did it have to be snakes?! Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 23 January 28, 2022 Mile: 126.8 to 145.0 (18.2 miles) Start: Wild camping on the shores of Lake Okeechobee Finish: Best Western, Okeechobee, FL The wind picked up all night and by 3am the gusts were so strong that the tent stakes were being ripped out of the ground one by one.
FT Day 23 – Blown Away Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 22 January 27, 2022 Mile: 99.8 to 126.8 (27.0 miles) Start: South Bay RV Resort, South Bay, FL Finish: Wild camping on the shores of Lake Okeechobee The morning was slow and we took our sweet time to leave the camping resort. On the breakfast menu today was a cup of tea
FT Day 22 – Here kitty kitty! Read More »
Florida Trail: Day 21 January 27, 2022 Mile: 81.7 to 99.8 (18.1 miles) Start: Two Palms dumpy campsite next to gator ditch and sugarcane field Finish: South Bay RV Resort, South Bay, FL This morning we woke to the mosquito alarm clock followed by birds once the sun started to rise. The tent site was
FT Day 21 – Trespassers United Read More »
