Tag: go outside

Hopkin’s Prairie in the Ocala National Forest

.Reading time 23 minutes.

I almost let camping season in Florida get away from me. Last year, I took my oldest for his first overnight in a tent, which turned into a smashing success. He’s been talking about going back ever since, and I did a poor job of making a new trip happen. I can make a lot […]

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On Top of the World – A Hike in Rocky Mountain National Park

.Reading time 26 minutes.

The mountains are calling and I must go. – John Muir We like living in Florida.  While the weather during the summer is atrocious – hot and humid and rainy – the weather from October through April is glorious.  And, besides, summer in Florida is no worse than winter in New York.  We have found […]

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Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park

.Reading time 27 minutes.

Back in August, relatively early in my current path to fitness, I wrote this post, in which I articulated some secondary goals related to my fitness.  These are not goals about the fitness itself – they are goals that address a theme I’d call “How I Want to Live My Life”.  For the record, though […]

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