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How Flamingo in Everglades National Park Won My Heart. Again.

• March 26, 2024
• everglades national park
• Flamingo Lodge
• things to do in Flamingo
• travel in Florida

Four Quirky Events I’m Excited About in 2024

• February 5, 2024
• smokey bear
• solar eclipse

How to Get Your Florida State Parks Annual Pass for 50% Off! (By January 13, 2024)

• December 17, 2023
• #FLStateParks

Caught Up in Hurricane Idalia’s Florida Flamingo Frenzy

• September 9, 2023
• Florida travel

My First Time Sleeping in a Glamping Tent Was Amazing!

• September 4, 2023

Disclosure: Some posts on this blog may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. This is so I can support my traveling habit, my special-needs dog, and this blog. “The Everglades is a test. If we pass it, we may get to […]

Several events will make 2024 memorable but I’m looking forward to the quirky, fun stuff. Leap Day, a solar eclipse, an epic cicada emergence, and Smoky Bear’s 80th birthday top my list!

Through the Great Outdoors Initiative, you can purchase your Florida State Parks Annual Pass for 50% off now through January 13, 2024.

If there’s a silver lining, or pink feathery fringe, to a storm, it’s the presence of wild flamingos in Florida, and I set out to find some.

I recently had my first tent glamping experience, and it was as amazing as I hoped. I was surrounded by Mother Nature while having modern conveniences.

Florida Travel: Glamping with Goats in Tallahassee

• July 26, 2023
• travel to Florida

No kidding! I spent a weekend glamping with goats in Tallahassee and it’s just what my soul needed.

5 Tips for a Memorable Summer 2023 Vacation in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

• June 18, 2023
• #FindYourPark
• #NationalParks
• #SmokyMountains

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the United States. These five tips will make your summer 2023 visit memorable.

Five Practical Tips for Avoiding Mosquito Bites this Summer

• June 11, 2023
• avoiding mosquitoes
• great outdoors

I spent 10 years living and working in three national parks. Here are my tips for avoiding mosquito bites this summer.

Learning About Florida’s Sea Life with a Nighttime Seagrass Wading Trip in Englewood

• May 2, 2023

Step into another world to learn about Florida’s sea life during a nighttime seagrass wading trip into Lemon Bay with the Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center in Englewood, Fla.

My First Time Swimming with the Bulls. A Jawesome Time with Florida Shark Diving in Jupiter

• April 16, 2023
• Florida Shark Diving
• things to do in Florida

Some people choose to run with the bulls. I chose to swim with the bull sharks! My experience with Florida Shark Diving out of Jupiter, Fla., was JAWESOME! I needed a little adrenaline rush in my life and this trip on April 1, 2023, yes, April Fool’s Day, was perfect.