Florida Waterways
Florida Foraging: Learn the Plants, Respect the Place
Florida’s wild ecosystems are rich in edible plants, offering unique foraging opportunities year-round. This guide helps overlanders and bushcrafters identify ten essential wild edibles, provides tips for safe harvesting, and shares cooking…
Florida Hurricane Preparedness: Home, Travel, and Knowing When to Leave
The post emphasizes the importance of rigorous preparation for outdoor activities during hurricane season in Florida. It outlines a three-phase hurricane prep mindset: planning before the trip, maintaining mobility and safety during…
Suwannee River: What Comes Home With Us
A winter paddle with Sean Fitzgibbon becomes a reflection on friendship, solitude, shared work, and returning to a river without expecting the same journey.
Hiking on Water: A Brooker Creek Memory
A September 2021 walk through Brooker Creek Preserve, with wildlife observations, historical equipment, and a clearer distinction between a seasonally wet trail and a safe route.
Silver River: Clear Water, Shared Company, and a Longer Story
A Silver River paddle with friends becomes a reflection on Florida tourism, introduced wildlife, remembered hospitality, and seeing more than a postcard.
Camping From a Kayak or SUP: Carrying a Temporary Home
Carrying camp by water asks us to consider more than storage space: shared work, good food, permission to stay, and care for the shore we leave behind.
🛶Trade in your Hiking boots for a kayak
I grew up in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Mountains, where muddy hiking boots, a well packed rucksack, and a winding forest trail were my introduction to wilderness adventure. When I moved to Florida, I…
