​We made it through Monday, everyone! While the week is just beginning, I’m already on high alert for a very special reason. We are expecting a brand-new grandson any day now! When that call comes, I’m heading straight home to Okeechobee to look after my first grandson—my favorite little hiking buddy and explorer. ​There’s something…

Good morning, wonderful people. I hope your work week is kind to your mind and gentle on your body, and that you remember to look for the beauty in the smallest things. A ray of sun on the dashboard, steam curling off your coffee, a bird cutting across a gray sky — all of it…

There’s something about getting out into nature that resets everything — your thoughts, your energy, and your outlook for the week ahead. Today, I spent some time on the Caravelle Ranch WMA Hiking Trail, a quiet stretch of Florida wilderness that reminds you what peace really feels like.The air was crisp, the trees whispered in…

Headed out early this morning from Green Cove Springs, coffee at the marina still warm, chasing a ’82 VW Vanagon in Ocala for my hiking and waterway adventures. Ninety minutes up the back roads, I pulled up to this air-cooled beauty—rust-free Florida body, manual trans shifting smooth, . Loved it for quick camps by Juniper…

Fog clings to Green Cove Springs like a stubborn ghost this Sunday, swallowing the St. Johns River whole. An hour east (or west?), an old VW van waits—pop-top ready for camping epics, belly-deep in space for kayaks, wakeboards, bait buckets. Talked to the seller last night; it’s the one for marina mornings turned Ocala overnights.…

Curiosity peaked at the Lower Santa Fe River boat ramp— ; borrow the husband’s rig or rope in friend Christy with hers to haul the kayak and stand-up board for that dream paddle.Gear Haul and Launch Plan load up the water sports gear securely in the bed, launch at the ramp for a gentle downstream…