Tucked into the crook of the Florida Panhandle on the Gulf of Mexico, a two-lane highway meanders along 130 miles of laid-back coastal Old Florida. This is the Forgotten Coast, an area of small fishing towns, pristine wilderness, and rustic beauty. Here, southern accents are as thick as the Spanish moss dripping from the cypress […]
Archive for Ochlockonee River State Park
When I met Eric, I wasn’t a birder. I liked birds, but at best could only pick robins, jays, and crows out of a crowd. Over the past 16 years, under Eric’s patient tutelage, I’ve added to my repertoire, bird by bird. I love looking at birds close-up through binoculars and seeing just how beautiful […]
When I told Eric that there was going to be a knap fest on the Ochlockonee, I think he envisioned hauling out his recliner for a snooze by the river. Although it sounds like nap fest, it was actually a primitive art festival, where people gather to learn and share their skills in flint knapping, […]
Given the intense cold weather that has plagued most of the U.S. this winter, I suppose it wasn’t really fair for Florida to escape unscathed. But we certainly never expected to spend nine days on the Ochlockonee River in early January with temperatures dipping down into the low 20’s, sometimes barely creeping above freezing during […]
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