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obama girl and the crashes of '08
BY TIM OHR
 

At first I did not notice the woman’s body lying in the path ahead of me because of various distractions.
 
I could tell you the main distraction was the wildflowers. This wouldn’t be true, but it sounds better than the real distraction.  Click Here for the Full Story.

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la-de-da and the unaware writer
BY TIM OHR
Floridasnakes.netThe roller blader was blithely unaware of the diamondback rattlesnake in her path. One bladed foot pushed off, then the other, while the distance between human and serpent closed.

I thought to shout a warning. "Look out! There’s a rattlesnake ahead!" But I did not. I was afraid I might startle her, she might panic and fall, perhaps right on top of the snake. Click Here for the Full Story.

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discover jonathan dickinson
state park
BY NEVIN D. SITLER

For those Atlantic-side hikers, bikers, and paddlers, set your sights on Jonathan Dickinson State Park and discover the unique and vanishing habitats of "Real Florida."

Although thousands of visitors each year explore more than a dozen natural communities within the 11,000-acre park, many are unaware of Jonathan Dickinson's daring journey through eastern Florida more than 300 years ago....   Click Here for the Full Story.

 

  

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let it rip
BY JOHNNY MOLLOY
The first step went into water. Brash gusts of wind forced their way south blowing my wide brimmed hat around as I forced my way north. The loud wind competed with the sloshing of my feet for audio supremacy.

It was just like I imagined it to be. The Florida Trail thru-hike was on.


Click Here to Read More Excerpts from Johnny Molloy’s Hiking the Florida Trail: 1,100 Miles, 78 Days, Two pairs of Boots and One Heck of an Adventure.

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the feral hog;
feast from the florida wetlands
BY THOM FOLEY

We are near Florida’s Apalachicola National Forest before dawn.  Light at this time of day, lost between a fading moon and a promised sun, brings to mind what Bruce Springsteen once described as a “lunar landscape” – a colorless countryside of infinite shades of gray.


“There’s hog in these woods,” Jim stated, confidently, as the three of us zipped our jackets against the brisk November chill.  Click Here for the Full Story.

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a punishing run
BY  TERRY TOMALIN
Thonotosassa - Eric Hornsby smiled when I asked him about paddling a stretch of the Hillsborough River called Seventeen Runs.

"It's pretty rough," the Hillsborough County park ranger said. "A lot of people get lost out there."

A sign posted at the entrance of the bewildering stretch of river reads: "Abandon all hope ye who enter here."  Click Here for the Full Story.

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over the top
BY TIM OHR

For Bruce’s final day as my riding companion at Flatwoods Park, I had planned on something spectacular.



...however, I did something unplanned, unscheduled, and very showoff. I went over the front bar of my Schwinn comfort bike when my jacket caught in the front tire; stop bike, and promptly toss Ohr into the air.  Click Here for the Full Story.

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