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Weekend Camping Trip for Families in Everglades National Park

March 30, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

Exploring the entirety of Everglades National Park could easily take months. There are miles of hiking trails, biking trails, and paddling trails, not to mention hundreds of thousands of square acres of untrammeled wilderness in the mainland park and surrounding islands in the bay. Few people have months to explore an area, and fewer still […]

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Camp at Myakka State Park – Sarasota, Florida

March 24, 2016 by Mark Kelley 2 Comments

We had a tough time getting a reservation to camp at Myakka State Park. We were all but resolved to camp in a private RV park somewhere in Sarasota, but at the last minute a reservation cancelled and we swooped in to get it. Myakka State Park is awesome from so many perspectives, clean campsites, […]

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A Weekend at Weeki Wachee Springs – North of Tampa, Florida

March 21, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, north of Tampa, is a bit unusual. It has an amusement park flair, complete with the original underwater mermaid show, towering water slides, animal shows, ice cream shops, and an expansive swimming hole and beach with a tiki bar. We visited Weeki Wachee for two days while we were in […]

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Guided Boat Tour in the Everglades National Park, Florida

March 18, 2016 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

Our first day at Everglades National Park we had scheduled a boat tour. The tour was a recommendation in every guide book and website that I had explored. It was well worth the $38 per adult, free for kids under 5. Our boat left the marina at 10:05am. There are tours throughout the day, and […]

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Everglades Junior Ranger in the House, er, Travel Trailer

March 11, 2016 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

I had heard about the Junior Ranger Program, and I knew it would be a fun way for Jane to learn and experience the National Parks we visit. We had our first chance at Everglades National Park, and I’m so glad I inquired about it. Jane loved it! Here’s the deal. At any National Park, […]

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Our Best Photos from the Everglades

March 10, 2016 by Mark Kelley 3 Comments

A boat leaving Flamingo Harbor

We spent a week camping in the Everglades, staying in Flamingo, 36 miles deep in the Everglades. It was wild and buggy. We had adventures big and small, exploring the park by trails, by bike, and by boat. We walked many of the marked boardwalks and trails along the main road in the park to […]

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Camping at Stephen Foster State Folk Center – Near Lake City, Florida

March 7, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

Stephen Foster State Folk Center, located about 10 miles our of Lake City, Florida, is a hidden gem of a state park and campground. We were unfortunate in that the several days we camped at the campground our family was ill, which limited our ability to explore and enjoy the park. On top of a […]

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Alligator spotting at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve – Ft. Myers, Florida

March 1, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

During our days of healing in Ft. Myers, FL, we started feeling for an outing in the afternoon. We’d not yet seen alligators in Florida, so we decided to take our kids out looking for some. We headed to the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, a 3,400 acre wetland preserver on the outer edge of […]

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Old Folks at Home at Stephen Foster State Park, FL

February 29, 2016 by Katie Kelley 4 Comments

Way down upon de Suwannee River, far, far away. Here’s wha my heart is turning ebbed. Here’s wha de old folks stay. Stephen Foster lyrics from “Old Folks at Home” Florida’s State song. Stephen Foster NAILED IT! No, really. We were the youngest four people in the entire state park. The youngest people with the […]

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