The sole mission of the Friends of the Florida Trail is the close the gaps on our Florida Trail – by any means required. In keeping with our mission, it is important that we recognize and congratulate the U.S. Forest …
Congratulations to Sandra Friend and John Keatley
New Year’s Eve weekend I was with 60 or 70 avid Florida Trail members at Doe Lake Campground in Ocala National Forest. The iced tea froze in my cup just outside my tent Friday night, but hikers are usually pretty …
FFT Luncheon – 12.5.16
About a month ago Laura Abel, our digital-media consultant, said, “FFT.org and HTA.org are up and running. We now have interactive websites for hikers to use. They can register their names and e-mail addresses so that we can enroll them …
Warrior Hikes Guest Blog from Daniel Caballero
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 …
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 …
Path to Completion: Looking to bridge gaps, the creator of the Florida Trail seeks solutions
On a brilliant, end-of-summer day, sunshine illuminated the foliage obscuring 82-year-old Jim Kern’s waterfront St. Augustine property. The modest house peeked through the trees, less a noticeable landmark and more a strange hiccup of white breaking through emerald splashes of …
Jim Kern accepts resolution from FL Governor Rick Scott and Cabinet
It was about 10:30 during the Florida Cabinet meeting last Tuesday, September 20, that Rick Scott turned to Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam and said, “Commissioner Putnam would like now to recognize the 50th anniversary of the founding of …