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Hiking Where the Land Gets Swallowed

Aucilla Sinks is one of the most unique areas along the Florida National Scenic Trail. Take a tour on our interactive map as the Aucilla River disappears and then reemerges in a series of sinkholes and river runs, and see one of the only places in Florida where you can see large exposed rock. Continue reading

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Stop and smell (or eat) the Sparkleberries

If you’re walking in the woods somewhere in Florida and you start seeing orange marks on the trees, then you’re on the Florida National Scenic Trail. Kent Wimmer of the Florida Trail Association (the group that maintains the trail) took WFSU producer Rob Diaz de Villegas into some of Wakulla County’s best segments along the trail, and explained exactly what goes into maintaining it. Continue reading

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Are You Ready to Hike?

The thing about visiting wild places is that they are, in fact, wild. So you have to go prepared. Kent Wimmer of the Florida Trail Association tells us what to bring when you go hiking. Continue reading

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In the (wire)grass

This May, Randall took a break from field work to teach what looked like a very fun class. Over three weeks they went oyster tonging, met a troublesome bear, and got to know some seven day old woodpeckers. Continue reading

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