Ruminations on the Run: From sea to shining sea

Before we leave the Gulf of Mexico and turn inland to Vermont, let’s talk about why we REALLY come here, year after year.  The undeniable draw is the magnificent, uninterrupted, ever-changing, living, interactive display combining nature’s finest primal ingredients into one masterpiece – free to even the common-most of mankind. 

Ruminations on the Run: Eastpoint, Fl. to Prospect Bluff, Fl.

Camping along the Forgotten Coast of Florida’s Panhandle over the past few years has provided us with many unexpected rewards. The nearly pristine rivers have proven to be a source of true delight.

Ruminations on the Run: Memory and expectation on the road

“Oh! You’re going on vacation again!” We hear this frequently while preparing to depart…

Ruminations on the Run: Sopchoppy, Fla. to Eastpoint, Fla.

Travel is all about movement, and in a universe full of things, each time you move away from one thing, you move closer to something else. We frequently review the wisdom of our pattern to leave the risky cold and dark of our winter home behind us.

Ruminations on the Run: Sopchoppy, Fla. to Wakulla Springs, Fla.

Amongst our friends and relatives, Florida makes a troubling impression. Home to disputed elections, toxic politics, unaffordable home insurance, and filled with Spring Break partiers and other dangerous, non-native species, we are frequently asked why we … (read more)

Ruminations on the Run: St. Augustine to Old Town, Fla.

Florida is a complicated place. The state has recently reclaimed its crown of having the fastest growing population in America.

Matthew Dickerson: Two days enjoying nature of the Everglades

My cousin-in-law Ken likes to go for swamp walks in the Florida Everglades, making his way from one hardwood hammock to the next through the knee-to-waist-deep waters of the famed River of Grass.

Matthew Dickerson: Floridians have good reasons to restore the Ocklawaha

The first alligator I saw in the wild was somewhat anticlimactic.

Matthew Dickerson: Wild birds part of wastewater solution

One of numerous sad stories of environmental devastation in Florida has been its many efforts spanning well over a century to drain its wonderful wetlands, including even the famed Everglades. So it’s encouraging to hear stories of creative problem-solvin … (read more)

Florida man arrested for luring child in Lincoln

LINCOLN — A Florida man has been charged with one count of lewd or lascivious conduct with a child and one count of luring a child, stemming from a Dec. 27 incident in Lincoln, according to a press release issued by Vermont State Police. Walter Hutton, 35 … (read more)