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This past weekend I visited with some friends from Melbourne and had an opportunity to experience the spectacular phenomena of bioluminescence in the waters of Mosquito Lagoon, near Titusville. We arrived at sunset at a boat launch on Haulover Canal, located in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge where we put in our canoe and kayak. We paddled east on the canal toward Mosquito Lagoon, passing numerous anchored vessels along the way, with fishing lines in the water, a testimonial to the a… Continue

This past Sunday morning I hiked with my friend Lisa Myers from Melbourne, and Claire my trail dog, to the Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area. We arrived at the south trailhead off SR 520 at 7:45 am and started our hike. Our initial plan was to incorporate a tree climb into this hike… Continue

I was able to get out this past weekend for more adventure in Brevard County. The first day of this weekend’s adventure was a kayak trip on Turkey Creek. I joined up with members of the Indian River chapter of the Florida Trail Association for their annual paddle and group picni… Continue

Last month Sandra posed the question as a discussion item …”what do you do in the summertime?” As I noted then I try to get out and enjoy some of the water activities like canoeing and kayaking. This past weekend I had a great trip on two rivers and one creek as well as camping outdoors at a Florida State Park. The trip was planned a couple of months back between myself and a fellow hiker and kayaker from Melbourne, Lisa Myers, also a Florida Trails Association member and Activity Leader in the… Continue

I took the opportunity today to go with a couple of friends to Durbin Creek Swamp in southeast Duval County. Our crew assembled for this scouting expedition in an effort to locate ancient cypress trees. All four of us are recreational tree climbers and we decided to survey a specific area of the swamp where we suspected we might find a few of these magnificent old trees. Our idea was to go in kayaks and canoes while the water was up from the recent rains, and return for a climb at some time in t… Continue