The only travel guide to North Florida and the Florida Panhandle. Whether you're looking for a vacation spot on the Gulf Coast, a wild place to dip your paddle, a path to a scenic waterfall, or a homestead that provides a glimpse into the lives of Florida's territorial settlers, seasoned travel writers Sandra Friend and Kathy Wolf bring you the ...
This guide from the popular Explorer's Guide series includes hundreds of dining recommendations, from roadside eateries to fine cuisine. Opinionated listings of inns, B&Bs, hotels, vacation cabins, and campgrounds are also featured.
In the entire continental United States, only South Florida can lay claim to truly tropical habitats with native tropical plants. Rare ghost orchids grow in the humid depths of the Big Cypress, a region of vast prairies, haunting cypress strands and deeps sloughs filled with alligator flag. From its traditional start at Lake Okeechobee, the world ...
This completely revised second edition of the definitive South Florida guidebook offers coverage of Tampa, the Gulf Coast, South Beach, Miami, and the Keys.
This book describes the unusual circumstances that Floridians experienced during the Civil War: guerilla warfare in the salt marshes, blockades by the Union navy, cavalry sent to drive cattle northward to feed the troops, and Federal gunboats tempting slaves to freedom. The author explains both the Confederate and Union activities during the war. ...
For hikers, vacationers, outdoor enthusiasts, and wildlife watchers who want to plan and execute their own adventures, Johnny Molloy's latest guidebook will be indispensable. Experienced outdoorsman Molloy explores the trails of Florida to provide readers with an easy-to-use, accurate, and thorough guide to hiking in more than 2 million acres of ...
A guide to 50 hikes and backpacking trips in the northern Florida peninsula, ranging from State Road 40 to the Georgia border and east of the panhandle. With numerous state parks and expansive state and national forests, North Florida provides the hiker with an extensive array of natural communities to explore. Forests of longleaf and slash pine ...
Hikers in the Sunshine State may find themselves less than elevationally challenged, but what Florida trails lack in altitude they make up for in habitat diversity. More than 80 different natural communities range across the state, from tropical gumbo limbo forests to open prairies and sand dunes, and a single brief hike can encompass any number ...
A launchpad for you to get past strip malls and chain restaurants to the wild places and beauty of the region. Includes tips on how to get the most for your dollar at Disney and other theme parks.
Stretching more than 1,200 miles across the Sunshine State, the green ribbon of the Florida National Scenic Trail connects the silent depths of the Everglades cypress swamps with the crystalline white sand beaches of Pensacola. Illustrated with fetching full-color photographs, this volume weaves a narrative of day hikes and backpacking trips with ...
Examines the different forces of erosion, such as wind, waves, acid rain, and glaciers, explains how they affect the topography of the earth, and describes their results, including dust storms, sand dunes, and caves.
Florida's landscape is a marvel of diversity, ranging from temperate Appalachian-style forests to tangled tropical jungles. The broad range of habitats and wildlife found there are surpassed only by Hawaii and California. Trails pass through desert-like scrub islands, jungle-like hydric hammocks, and deep, dark bayous. Footpaths range through salt ...
From Pensacola to Miami and everywhere in between, learn about Florida's environment, history, and popular attractions. Features handy locator map and resources for further reading.
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