Rob Rogers
Author, attorney, backpacker, and lover of the outdoors
Tag: Green Swamp
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Hunting Dates for Central Florida’s Eastern and Western Corridors of the Florida Trail
With November now only a month away and temperatures (hopefully) beginning to cool, we are finally approaching backpacking season in Central Florida. But as most Florida Trail lovers know, many of the great places to backpack here, including most of the forested sections of the Florida National Scenic Trail, are on land that we’ll have Read.
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As State Parks Go, Colt Creek State Park is Great for Hikers Looking for Longer Distances
Anyone familiar with my book or my prior blog posts knows that I am borderline-obsessed with the Green Swamp located an hour west of Orlando. But I’m ashamed to admit that, until this weekend, I had not yet visited nearby Colt Creek State Park. I’m glad my wait is over, as Colt Creek is certainly Read.
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For hiking with a taste of history and old school soda, check out the Richloam Tract of the Withlacoochee State Forest
Anyone who has read my book or my most recent essay on FloridaHikes.com knows I am enamored with the Green Swamp, a huge stretch of forest about an hour west of Orlando. But perhaps equally as beautiful is the adjacent Richloam Tract of the Withlacoochee State Forest that lies directly north of the Green Swamp Read.
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The Green Swamp West Tract: A Section of Florida Trail that is Backpacking Paradise
In my recent discoveries of Central Florida trails, I’ve fallen in love with sections of the Florida National Scenic Trail, Florida’s answer to the Appalachian Trail that runs from the Everglades to the Florida panhandle, and perhaps my favorite place to do one-night backpacking trips near my home in Winter Garden is the section of Read.
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