We are welcoming guest bloggers and are pleased to be associated with Daniel Caballero (FT Class of 2016-Warrior Hike) of Warrior Expeditions. By: Daniel Caballero As a veteran who served as a Combat Infantryman in the U.S. Army, sometimes …
Mark Woods: A walk in woods 50 years after Jim Kern founded Florida Trail
PALATKA | Jim Kern led the way. He laced up his hiking shoes — the right shoe with an extra 1¼ inches in the sole to compensate for a hip replacement that left one leg shorter than the other — …
Warrior Hikes – 11.9.16
While Sean Gobin was under fire in Afghanistan, he imagined himself taking a long hike to transition from a war zone to a settled life back home. Once back in the States he followed through, bought some hiking equipment and …
An Update from Jim Kern
Lots happening, all of it good. On September 20, Florida Governor Rick Scott issued a resolution at his cabinet meeting, praising the Florida Trail Association for 50 years of constructing and maintaining the Florida Trail. We have been working most …