March Forth
Six years ago today, I completed a walk of the entire length of New Zealand. What got me there were three words from the positive mental attitude world, “Do it now!”
The Clarity of a Fuzzy Mind
The long, relentless walks along the canals on the Florida Trail gave me an opportunity for some of my very best thinking and problem solving.
Garmin inReach Fail
In the space of one month, my Garmin inReach Mini Satellite Communicator failed. As I rely on the Garmin inReach Mini for communication – especially in case of an emergency – these two consecutive failures are deeply concerning.
Kissimmee: Long Hammock to SR 60, 6 miles
It’s a short day to the highway where I’ll meet my friend, so I hang out at my campsite all morning in the hammock, then visit the chaos of River Ranch.
Kissimmee: Cowboy Crossing to Long Hammock, 20 miles
I luck out with the weather and an overcast sky on a hot day, plus I’m able to take a shortcut through normally an alligator-infested cypress strand because it’s so dry.
Kissimmee: Oak Creek Hammock to Cowboy Crossing, 17 miles
It’s another beautiful day in the hammocks and prairie, where I watch a downpour from a safe distance.
Kissimmee: Chandler Slough East to Oak Creek Hammock, 20 miles
It’s an extraordinary day in the Kissimmee through palm and oak hammocks ending with a full moon.
Kissimmee: Okeechobee to Chandler Slough East, 20 miles
Leaving lake Okeechobee, I follow the Kissimmee River and miles of mystical oak hammocks.
Okeechobee: S-135 campsite to Okeechobee, 15 miles
It’s not much further to town and a shower/rest! The lake enchants as well as a cool sculpture park in Okeechobee.
Lake Okeechobee: Canal Point to S-135 campsite, 17 miles
The trail goes up and over Port Mayaca on a vertiginous bridge, then hits a beautiful section along a canal where I camp with my high school friend.
