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Continue reading →: D12 – Beautiful, delicious, and friendlyWednesday, December 10th, 2025. Plaza Travel Inn, room 119, far side of a king bed. Off m103.7 of the Florida Trail. Wake naturally at about 515am. Perhaps 60°, 90% humidity, no breeze. In the hotel, the AC unit is set to 70, lol. 26.754489,-80.925202 I sleep. So thankful. I’m not…
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Continue reading →: D11 – Evercaine shortcut to the rescueTuesday, December 9th, 2025. STA-5/6 Public Use Area. Tented in small space between guard rail and information board. Just off m66.1 of the Florida Trail. Wake naturally at about 415am. Moderate breeze and perhaps 65°. 26.432974,-80.941084 I would say an absolutely terrible spot. Lol. Could have been much worse obviously…
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Continue reading →: D10 – That mosquito lifeMonday, December 8th, 2025. Nobles Campsite. Off m35.7 of the Florida Trail. Tented near the picnic table and fire ring. Probably 70ish and 90% humidity. Water falling from trees above. Woke naturally at about 545am. 26.234962,-81.073603 Do not sleep well. Awake and not happy about it until midnight. Toss and…
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Continue reading →: D9 – Concrete shoesSunday, December 7th, 2025. Okalee Wachekaleshke on m9.5 of the Florida Trail. Tented 3 feet west of the picnic table. Big Cypress, Florida. Perhaps 75° and 100% humidity. 25.964314,-80.986153 I toss and turn in a sticky wet tent all night. Up at 330am figure its best to try to get…
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Continue reading →: D8 – Dude, swamp walkingSaturday, December 6th, 2025. Pinecrest Group Campground, Big Cypress National Preserve. North end of tenting area. Off m75.9 of the Eastern Continental Trail/Florida Trail Connecter. 68°, 94% humidity, fog, visible humidity, no wind at all. 25.762739,-80.919220 I toss and turn all night again because of discomfort in high humidity. Everything…
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Continue reading →: D7 – Mosquitoes and gatorsFriday, December 5th, 2025. Tented on the north side of the water control structure on m53.0 of the Eastern Continental Trail Florida Trail Connecter. As the sun is rising. 67° and ground haze. Very humid. Wake naturally to the sound of highway traffic at about 630am. 25.761727,-80.553251 The drama of…
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Continue reading →: D6 – No running my tent overThursday, December 4th, 2025. Room 105 at the Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Florida City. Way off m22.8 of the Eastern Continental Florida Trail Connecter. 67°, overcast, amazingly great. I probably shouldn’t complain about my seedy hotel, but I did. It was the room not having any toilet paper that…
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Continue reading →: D5 – Privilege paradeWednesday, December 3rd, 2025. Room 207 at Key Largo Inn. On m100.5 of the Overseas Heritage Trail (using the Startbucks pin on FarOut as a marker). I woke naturally at 6 am. The hotel lobby coffee was not ready. I walk to the bakery. I got two guava and cheese…
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Continue reading →: D4 – Seven shits to Key LargoTuesday, December 2nd, 2025. North of m69.1, the Layton Trail. Near trail split, about halfway between road and the water. Dank, jungle like, slab rock covered in leaves and dirt. 24.823406,-80.817892 I wake naturally at 6 am to the sound of trucks barreling up the A1A. By 625am, I’m sitting…
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Continue reading →: D3 – Seven Mile BridgeMonday, December 1st, 2025. Bahia Honda State Park Campground, site 13. Off m37.9 of the Overseas Heritage Trail. 75°, occasional breeze. 24.657882,-81.278230 I woke up about fifty times throughout the night. The temperature did eventually drop. A little wind did pick up, but it was a sticky mess inside my…
Harold Williams Cooney 