Month: March 2025
Saved The Best For Last
Silver Springs State Park is at the top of our list for favorite state parks. We camped here in 2023 and 2024. Each time was good and I figured to end our 7 week trip here would be the cherry on top. The afternoon we […]
Manatee, Hippo and History
Hillsborough River State Park also canceled our reservations due to hurricane damage in the campground, so we booked the nights at Seven Sisters Campground in Homosassa FL. The Crystal River and Homosassa area of Florida is another favorite of ours. There is so much to […]
Back To The Rivers
Our next 2 stops were for kayaking more rivers. Little Manatee River State Park and Alafia River State Park. The rivers were both low but still beautiful. Alafia State Park is geared more towards moutain biking than kayaking. There is no lauch to the Alafia […]
A Change of Plans
I messed up. There had to be an issue somewhere along this trip. Wayne loves Fort Desoto park in Tierra Verde. The North beach is great for bird photography. So when I was making the reservations for this trip I booked Lake Manatee State Park […]
No Water, No Canopy Walk, No Problem
Myakka River State Park is also suffering from hurricane damage. The park has no potable water but the ranger station has free 1 gallon jugs of drinking water. The famous canopy walk and bird boardwalk are damaged and undergoing repair. We did not let this […]
Do You Think We Will See a Scrub Jay?
Oscar Scherer State Park is located in Osprey FL. Other campers have said this is one of their favorite parks and we found out why. We paddled, hiked, and biked. The launch for South Creek is in the park and we kayked the creek and […]
A Different View
The land for Koreshan State Park was deeded to the state in 1966 by the remaining members of the Koreshan Unity Community. Dr Cyrus Teed was the founder of the group and he established a Planatary Council made up of 7 women to rule the […]
Want to See Some Alligators?
Big Cypress National Preserve was our next stop. Saying we love this area of Florida would be an understatement. There is so much wildlife, the people are extremly nice and there are so many adventurous activities to do. Collier-Seminole State Park cancelled our reservations as […]
We Became Part of the Food Chain
Going to the Everglades in winter with the weather being cold and windy should have kept the mosquitos at bay. Should is the operative word. It did not. If you were on the windy side you were ok but once you stepped out of the […]
Headed All The Way to Key West
What better place to start taking it easy and slowing down than the Florida Keys. We will have to learn how to sit still and relax as these are not our strong points. Our first campground was the southern most state park you can stay […]