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Miami Weekend: Fun for all at Oleta River State Park

Looking for some fun-filled family time this weekend? Pile everyone into the car with bicycles, swimsuits, hot dogsand even furry family members....
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Everglades National Park reopens Coastal Prairie Hiking Trail

The Coastal Prairie Hiking Trail in the Flamingo area of Everglades National Park has reopened.The popular trail was closed in 2005 after...
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Hiking Jonathan Dickinson State Park

The ocean-to-lake spur of the Florida Trail at Jonathan Dickinson State Park is an anomaly among hiking trails in South Florida – there are...
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Dr. Richard Raid Knows Owls

A bloodcurdling shriek in the night.Yes, that is what a screech owl sounds like.I had one scream full-bore on a limb ten feet over my tent in the...
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Search for the Skunk-Ape

For a post-Thanksgiving hike, I took my good friend Rob for a short hike and overnight campout in the Ocala National Forest.This is a bit north of...
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Florida Trail Maintenance

I am the advance scout.I sneak through the overgrown path, selecting tall trees to tie a yellow ribbon around, not to welcome soldiers home but to...
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Everglades 101

When I want to introduce a visitor to the Everglades, I bring them to the Anhinga Trail.The vastness of the Everglades National Park makes it...
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Florida Trail damage near Lake Okeechobee

With the return of autumn comes the hiking and backpacking season to South Florida.The Florida Trail is a statewide trail system that begins in the...
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Tamara Martens crosses mile 500 on the Appalachian Trail

Have you been following her? She is the woman from Flagstaff, Arizona that has been hiking for homelessness of Flagstaff, AZ. She stepped out on...
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Yosemite’s Half Dome cables are up for 2012

Yosemite National Park in California is the crown jewel of the US National Park Service. The signature landmark is called Half Dome. Hiking to the...
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