Guidebook author Sandra Friend runs the Florida Hikes website. We’ve linked to it under WEBSITES on the right hand navigation.
She’s just revamped the site and it looks great.
Happily, Sandra will be advising besthike.com on the very best hikes in Florida. And will introduce us to other experts in the region.
She’s is always on the trail in Florida and networks with the SE hiking community. Sandra’s friends with Mike DeWitt of Florida Trail video fame.
Sandra got a good photo of Mike, exposing the fact that he is no ultralight walker:
Now here’s a real comparison in pack weight for long distance hikers. To the left, Mike “Smileage†DeWitt, with a pack that many of us gals could crawl into and sleep in, it’s so danged big. He won’t say but I’m guessing it tips the scales past 50 pounds. To the right, the esteemed Nimblewill Nomad and his pack, roughly 12 pounds with water. I split the difference when I’m hiking….
Florida Hikes! – website
Here’s just one of Sandra’s guidebooks:
besthike.com 