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Friday, February 10, 2012

Santos Trailhead & Campground

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    The campground and trailhead provides an entry point for mountain bikers, hikers and equestrians. Each sport has a separate trail but m...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

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   During the 1800s, as unclaimed land in the eastern US became scarce, Native Americans of various tribes were forced south into Florida. ...
Monday, February 6, 2012

Highlands Hammock State Park Tram Tour

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   The tram tour is about an hour long and travels through sections of the park that are closed to other visitors. It follows along a canal...
Sunday, February 5, 2012

Pioneer Park Wildlife Refuge

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        An elevated boardwalk winds through the refuge allowing visitors to look down into the animal enclosures. All the animals except fo...
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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Kentucky and Tennessee

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    Number 23 and 24! Halfway through the states–now we just have to visit all of the places that I’ve marked on the maps. I hope that every...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Cracker Trail Museum

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   This small museum is along the trail of the early cattle drives in Florida. The term “cracker” comes from the crack of the whips that th...
Friday, January 27, 2012

Paynes Creek Historic State Park

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   Paynes Creek is the site of a trading post established in the 1800s for the Seminole Indians. In 1849, after the trading post was attack...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Pioneer Park Campground

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   This is a county park, popular with snowbirds because of the very reasonable monthly rates. The drawbacks are no sewer hookups and the l...
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Monday, January 23, 2012

Florida Botanical Gardens and Heritage Village

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   These two are connected by a shared parking lot (RVs may have to park lengthwise) and trail system. The main paths in the garden and the...

St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market

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    Crafts, homemade goodies to eat there or take home, organic produce, fresh seafood, grass fed beef and even live music -  a really nice...