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Silver Springs and Juniper Springs
March 12, 2017 Driving north and east, we first explored Silver Springs State Park, It is a huge springs area and a beautiful park and river. We took a glass bottom boat tour. You could see the bottom very clearly, a great way to see the different springs. Interestingly, there is moss covering the bottom,…
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Drive to Wildwood, Florida
March 11, 2017 Along the way we went to the Farmer’s Market in Ocala, which was nice. We found lost of muffins, bread, farm eggs, fruits and vegetables.Then we drove the back road to Wildwood, passing beautiful horse farms. Arriving at a typical KOA crowded campground in Wildwood, we settled in, took a nap and…
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Sante Fe River Hike and Ichetucknee Springs
March 10, 2017 We hiked a very pretty trail in O’Lena State Park along the Santa Fe River. A very unique aspect of this river is that it goes under ground for about five miles, then pops back up. This provided a land bridge for travel for thousands of years. After lunch we drove to…
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Kayaking the Santa Fe River
March 9, 2017 Staying in Olena State Park, just across the border into Florida, we put in with an outfitter below the bridge on Rt 414 and rented a kayak for me. The water in this river is very low right now. Carrying my camera gear, I was lucky not to get stuck or turn…
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Heading South
March 8, 2017 The first trip of the year started with a few glitches, mostly because I didn’t winterize adequately. There was first a crack in the plastic toilet valve, which quickly leaked all over the floor. Trying to fix it, I removed the toilet and all the fittings before finding the crack. My great…
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Day 8 on the At, Pass Mountain to Gravel Springs Hut
Saturday, November 19, 2016 It wasn’t as hard as some other days, but it was long – 13 miles. Sweating all morning, by the time I rested at the top of Hogback Mountain, a front was coming through. Nick had taken a long break at Elkwallow Wayside, and he caught up with me at the…
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Day 4 on the AT, Hightop Hut to Bearfence Mountain Hut
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 I woke up early feeling pretty good, but it was so nice just to lie there for a while in the quiet. Sure there were noises in the night. Mice scrambled around the hut. Squirrels combed the gutters for nuts, and something walked around outside. The big full moon was great…
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Stony Man Hike, Shenandoah National Park
November 8, 2016 Martha and I decided to take a hike in the park, so we drove up through Sperryville, which is a beautiful drive. Once on the parkway, we chose The Stony Man hike as it was pretty short and easy with a good view. We went down to Skyland Lodge and walked around.…
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On to Baltimore
31℉ at 6:00 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 We drove country roads to Merry Meadows Campground north of Baltimore. It is a campground with great ideas, but in need of serious updates. It suits our needs of visiting my sister in Baltimore. After riding in the car all morning, we took a short bike ride on…
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Jim Thorpe
32℉ and raining at 5:00 am Thursday, October 27, 2016 It was raining hard with a mix of ice. We read for a while, but by 11:00 I was stir-crazy, so we drove to the Boulder Field in the park. I’ve never seen anything like it. It looks like a lake when you drive up,…