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Manatees are among nature's strangest-looking, gentlest animals.
They're among America's most endangered mammals and were the basis
for ancient tales of mermaids, legendary creatures that were
half-fish and half-human.
Hiking Central Florida describes thirty of the region's best and
most varied hikes, those that offer the chance to observe
unspoiled, natural Florida at its finest. With terrain ranging from
wet cypress swamps to dry pinewood forests, the region offers
subtly striking scenery and it harbors rich diversity.Covering the
area from Ocala to State Road 60 near Lake Wales and Yeehaw
Junction-and also embracing the northern stretch of the Florida
Trail in the Ocala National Forest and the Bulow Plantation/Bulow
Creek hike on the Atlantic coast-this user-friendly guide takes you
from short family hikes in places such as Canaveral National
Seashore, to backpackers' delights. It provides all the information
you need to make the most of exploring Central Florida by foot.
Look inside to find:* Hikes suited to every ability* Directions to
the trailheads* Comprehensive trail descriptions and maps*
Mile-by-mile directional cues* Difficulty ratings, average hiking
times, and best hiking seasons for every featured hike*
Area-specific tips on safety, hiking ethics, plants and animals,
preserving the environment, and more
"Hiking North Florida and the Panhandle "describes 30 hikes
designed to highlight some of the best natural areas throughout the
region. The hikes in this book fall into four different categories:
Short Family Walks ranging from 1-3 miles, Day Hikes from 3-12
miles, Overnight Hikes with easy walks to primitive campsites and
Long Haulers, true backpacking experiences that require a weekend
to complete.
This candid travel destination guide is an honest fishing and
diving appraisal of Florida's fresh water springs and coastal
waters including the Keys, Gold Coast, Middle Atlantic, Upper
Atlantic, Lower Gulf, and Upper Gulf. A detailed index, numerous
photos, and tourism contacts are included. This comprehensive book
features artificial reef loran numbers, fresh water springs and
caves, inshore flats and channels, reefs and barrier islands, back
country estuaries and Gulf stream passes.
Shallow ocean, or "flats," fishing is one of the most popular
coastal activities in Florida. No other place has such a large
combination of different shallow water species. In "Fishing
Florida's Flats," world-champion angler Jan Maizler draws on the
expertise of numerous "flatsmasters" who share their wisdom on how
to land a trophy catch. Their advice--suitable for a range of
first-time and experienced anglers--includes tackle selection,
techniques, and directions to "hot spots" for each flats species.
From habitat, biology, and feeding patterns to spotting tactics and
state records, each flats fish is covered in detail. Maizler offers
invaluable knowledge of the many vessels available, the different
kinds of flats and the best ways to wade them, and important
weather safety information. Maizler also reviews the recent
technical and electronic developments in flats fishing, such as
websites, software programs, and Global Positioning System devices
that are now necessary additions to the Florida flats angler's
arsenal. For the large and growing number of anglers who have
chosen flats fishing as their sport, this is the ultimate guide for
catching bonefish, tarpon, permit, barracuda, sharks, redfish,
seatrout, and snook in the state. Get hooked on "Fishing Florida's
Flats,"
Hiking South Florida and the Keys features thirty-nine of the
finest trails the region has to offer, from wet cypress swamps to
dry pinewood forests. Four sections-Short Family Hikes, Day and
Overnight Hikes, Long Haulers, and Walking the Florida
Keys-comprise this user-friendly guide. M. Timothy O'Keefe shares
his top hikes in twenty-three prime areas, including Corkscrew
Swamp Sanctuary, Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Jonathan
Dickenson State Park, Everglades National Park, Big Cypress
National Preserve, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, and
National Key Deer Refuge. Each hike includes all the information
you need to make the most of exploring South Florida and the Keys
on foot. Look inside to find:* Hikes suited to every ability*
Directions to the trailheads* Comprehensive trail descriptions,
maps, and elevation profiles* Mile-by-mile directional cues*
Difficulty ratings, average hiking times, best hiking seasons, and
elevation gain/loss for every featured hike* Area-specific tips on
safety, hiking ethics, plants and animals, preserving the
environment, and more
You Are the Phenomenology is a cross-genre book - a blend of
poetry, songs, lyric prose, and invented forms - that explores the
everyday junctures of perception, compassion, and multiplicity. How
might our powers of association create shared experiences without
distorting the contexts from which those experiences emerge? One of
the volume's innovative forms is a poetic series called
""Quadrilaterals"" - four-line poems that present the reader with
various ways to leap associative gaps: Quadrilateral : Pinch in
Your Heel Soars the mackled sound, kites ago :A Polish boy thinks
with accordions, adopts a stammer :When were we first older than we
wanted to be :That was our city, our chisel, the corbeil from which
we ate.
Timothy O'Keefe was awarded the 2010 FIELD Poetry Prize for THE
GOODBYE TOWN, described by Editor David Walker as "a complex and
multilayered collection, deeply intelligent and humane, beautifully
balanced in its sly wit and elegant lyricism.... He has a fresh and
distinctive voice." This is O'Keefe's first book.
The Florida Trail stretches the length and breadth of the Sunshine
State, from Gulf Islands National Seashore in the panhandle to Big
Cypress National Preserve less than an hour from suburban Miami. In
2006, veteran hiker and outdoorsman Johnny Molloy hiked the length
of the trail in one three-month stretch. This engaging story of his
journey, the first narrative account of a Florida Trail thru-hike,
is peppered with outrageous and charming characters. Molloy's
peanut butter thermometer and his "Five Foot Radius Theory of
Camping" for tired hikers will make experienced backpackers smile
knowingly. Novice hikers will find his insider tips priceless.
Beginning at the southern end of the trail, less than an hour from
suburban Miami, he was challenged by some of the roughest terrain
he would face before making his way around Lake Okeechobee, the
second largest freshwater lake in the continental United States.
Traveling north and west traversing sand pine scrub forests, he
made his way up the Suwannee River, around the Big Bend into the
cathedral of palms in St. Marks Refuge, through the Apalachicola
National Forest, and along white sand beaches to the Alabama state
line. Many may never hike the entire course of the Florida Trail,
but its convenient trailheads make it easily accessible to any
resident or tourist. So, start the adventure; plan your own short
hike, thru-hike, or simply join Molloy without leaving the comfort
of your armchair. ""
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