Miami Seaquarium to Bill Baggs: Not Your Typical Trek So, you’ve parked at the Miami Seaquarium and are ready to start your trek. While most people visit the Seaquarium for the leaping dolphins and singing seals, you’re using it as a mere stepping stone....
Watching for Snakes There’s something about North Carolina’s trails that just sticks with you, and this hike is no exception. It’s also where I picked up an unexpected, yet endearing nickname: “Old Goat”. My journey kicked off in a somewhat...
Revisiting Cameron Park: A Walk Down Memory Lane Memories have a curious way of lingering, often bringing the most unexpected flashes from the past to the forefront of our minds. Years ago, as a young man, I had the privilege of attending Baylor University in Waco,...
From Red Fish to Turner Beach: Where Shells, Seagulls, and Selfies Collide Setting out from Red Fish Pass on Captiva Island, I felt a sense of anticipation. The horizon stretched out, punctuated only by the shimmer of the waves and the distant allure of Turner Beach....
One of my favorite places to hike. From the Coral Gables Youth Center, it’s about an 11-mile roundtrip walk and will take around 4 hours if you spend some time hanging out at the waterfront. The one problem is that if you go after heavy rain or even just during the...
