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Segway Nature Tour
It’s great to combine the outdoors with modern technology that doesn’t damage the ecosystem and lets one do and see more with less effort.
Tags: trails, tours, nature, Jacksonville,
Dog-Friendly Florida
When we walked in the room, there were bowls for Annie's food and water and a brand new tennis ball with her name on it. The staff gladly offers recommendations of dog-friendly restaurants within walking distance.
Tags: hotels, beaches, walking_tours, trails, driving_tours,
Big Water Wonder
At times, we’d lock gazes with surfacing turtles and those sunning themselves atop flotsam, the creatures seemingly ever-ready to turn tail-up and scurry for the depths if our approach came in their direction.
Tags: Okeechobee, nature, fishing, trails, history, Clewiston,
Kayak Trails Across Florida
For two days, we didn’t see another soul, our only companions the occasional white-tailed deer that would wander down to the river to drink.
Tags: canoeing, kayaking, trails, Tampa, Apalachicola, Suwannee, Fort_Myers,
Torreya: Florida's Garden of Eden
All night long, we could hear deer as they rustled along the ridge. In the morning, we heard the cries of a bobcat, and later caught a rare glimpse of the nocturnal predator as the sun struggled to rise above the horizon.
Tags: parks, nature, wildlife, hiking, trails,
Experience Nature Step by Step
From the pristine Green Swamp to the scenic Lake Wales Ridge, central Florida's trails will provide that touch of nature you've been craving.
Tags: trails, hiking,
Delve Into the Underground at the Caverns
Stalactites reached down from above, often bleeding into the stalagmites poking from the floor, forming pillars and columns painted in vivid hues.
Tags: Marianna, parks, nature, tours, camping, fishing, wildlife, hiking, trails, BeenThere,
Rails to Trails
The most rural of Florida's paved trails offers superb opportunities for bird watching and wildlife viewing, and covered benches or viewing stations occur every mile.
Tags: Apalachicola, Gainesville, Tallahassee, Tarpon_Springs, Wakulla_Springs, biking, nature, trails, birding, St_Petersburg, equestrian, wildlife, parks,
Birds of a Feather
The unique refuge was established in 1931 to provide a wintering habitat for migratory waterfowl and is one of the oldest in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Tags: Fernandina_Beach, Key_West, Merritt_Island, Micanopy, Orlando, Sanibel_Island, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Titusville, wildlife, trails, birding, St_Petersburg, parks, nature, Homosassa,
Big Water Heritage Trail
While in Belle Glade don't miss the Torry Island Bridge, the oldest manually operated swing bridge still in use in Florida.
Tags: Clewiston, Fort_Myers, Miami, Okeechobee, Palm_Beach, Pensacola, West_Palm_Beach, trails, tours, fishing, history, hiking, driving_tours,
The Florida Black Heritage Trail
As America's primary contact with Mahatma Gandhi for many years, Dr. Thurman preached about racial equality through non-violent change even before Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tags: Daytona_Beach, DeLand, Eatonville, Jacksonville, New_Smyrna_Beach, museums, history, art, trails, driving_tours, culture, historical_sites, Fort_Pierce,
Arcadia, Sebring, Okeechobee and Lake Placid
The Castle, built by Renaissance man Howard Solomon (equal parts artisan and comedian), contains galleries of his art and more than 80 interpretive stained glass windows.
Tags: Arcadia, Lake_Placid, Okeechobee, Palm_Beach, Sebring, trails, wildlife, museums, canoeing, driving_tours, Tours_on_a_Tankful,
Must-Do Hikes in Florida
In just a few short hours, hikers can escape the pressures of civilization and relax in the tranquility of a wilderness paradise, then return to their former lives, recharged.
Tags: Gainesville, Jacksonville, Key_Largo, Kissimmee, Milton, Ocala, Orlando, Palm_Beach, Stuart, hiking, trails, parks, nature, Jupiter,
Cycling Must-Sees
A scenic trail leads to Honeymoon Island State Park, where cyclists can catch a ferry to the award-winning beaches of Caladesi Island.
Tags: Dunedin, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Tarpon_Springs, trails, biking, Dunnellon,
Little-Known Cycling Trails
Largely shaded by the mixed hardwood and pine forests, the trail is of particular interest to birding enthusiasts, who will enjoy spotting more than 40 species that call the forested hills home.
Tags: Beaches_of_South_Walton, Clewiston, Key_Largo, Key_West, Kissimmee, Okeechobee, Seaside, Tallahassee, biking, trails, Grayton_Beach, birding, wildlife, Boca_Grande, Florida_Keys,
Cycling State Parks
Set along the banks of the Santa Fe River, cyclists should take a break from the 13 miles of rolling single- and double-track trails and take the short hiking trail down to the "river sink," where the Santa Fe vanishes underground, reappearing three miles away.
Tags: Gainesville, Marianna, parks, biking, trails,
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