Archive for the ‘Hiking, Or Not’ Category
Wikiwa Springs: Probably Fun Without Thunderstorms
Posted by: lauriesterbens on: August 9, 2010
When you see people set up a complete campsite in their backyard in the middle of a hot summer weekend, this can be an indicator of one of two things: Either they are very bored and/or meticulous in the care of their gear, or they have just returned from a very bad camping trip. As I write there [...]
The Picnic Backpack: Blue Spring State Park
Posted by: lauriesterbens on: July 12, 2010
Though the park’s website listed the short, boarded nature walk as the park’s hiking option, there is also a 4-mile half loop that begins at the main parking lot and ends at a primitive campsite. Hikers have to return by the same route, meaning I could end up having to carry a 50-pound kid for 6 to 8 miles. If that primitive campsite had a real fountain of youth, maybe. Otherwise, we’d pass on the hiking trail.
Deleon Springs: A Hike and a Swim in ‘Old Florida’
Posted by: lauriesterbens on: July 2, 2010
Despite the planned hike, I woke up early and went to the gym while Trevor and his dad were still sleeping. In my former life, hiking could be a vigorous workout. Hiking with a 6-year-old is more of an exercise in patience: Walk six feet, see a bug. Agree this is a cool bug. Repeat.
