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50 Hikes in South Florida: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacking Trips in the Southern Florida Peninsula, First Edition

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This whole series is a great intro into hiking the "real" Florida I own all 3, South, North and Central -- is Panhandle coming soon?

Sandra is a real hiker with a great eye for detail. She also works with the Florida Trail Association and highlights several FT trails in each of her FL hiking books. She seems to have hiked every trail in Florida. This book contains a good sample of all types of hikes / backpacking trails from short nature trails to the 30+ miles in Myakka River State Park. I use these books as a good way to find new trails.

I love the spirit of this book, but it was written in 2003, and so far every hike I've tried has had sections closed, (most notably a bridge, which is a major issue,) as well as the inevitable landmark changes that come with time, making the hikes difficult to undertake. Also, the narrative style of this series is impossible to follow if you are actually hiking. You can't very well head down the trail with your nose in the book, or you risk missing the very wonders the author is so aptly describing. I find myself wanting more detailed maps, and perhaps some pictures of the nature being described. That being said, the book works very well for discovering some great parks. I just don't worry about following the suggested hike, or frustration is the inevitable outcome. A new update is definitely in order!