Collier-Seminole State Park

Collier-Seminole State Park

George and I drove into Collier-Seminole State park and knew right away it was a park best explored on a kayak or canoe. It is within one of the largest mangrove swamps in the world. If we did not have Casey with us we may have considered renting a vessel to paddle...
Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park

Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park

It was getting down to the wire on the state park challenge I have bestowed upon myself and after reviewing the parks I had traveled to, I noticed I missed this park in the Jacksonville area when I went State Parking with my Uncle Barry. When Brian Scott informed that...
Gamble Rogers & the Full Moon Experience

Gamble Rogers & the Full Moon Experience

April 2019 About a year after my first visit to that park I heard they did a full moon rising event. I asked Amanda if she wanted to take her boys out there to hear about the full moon and watch it come up over the water. The night we decided to go was very cloudy so...
Highlands Hammock State Park

Highlands Hammock State Park

My dad asked me if I wanted to go out to him and take a horseback ride for the full moon and then just stay out at the cowboy condo for the night. Of course I just had to say yes. My plan was to stay out there for the weekend. He had a few lessons to do the next day...