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- Suncoast Outdoors We're all about Hiking🥾 Camping⛺ Paddling🛶 Biking🚲 Nature Therapy❤🩹 & Family Friendly Fun 👪
- Suncoast Outdoors has activities for the beginner/intermediate, the experienced long distance trekker, and everyone in between.
- Suncoast Outdoors Event Hosts share a deep well of experience within our ranks. We are happy to share this with the outdoor community.
- Suncoast Outdoors is for those who share our passion for the great outdoors, and want to experience the benefits that being actively immersed in nature provide.
- Suncoast Outdoors is family friendly. We encourage youngsters to join and get outside with us.
YOUR RSVP TO ATTEND A "SUNCOAST OUTDOORS " SPONSORED EVENT IS YOUR EXPRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF FULL PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ALL ASSOCIATED RISKS.
If you bring a guest who is not currently a member of Suncoast Outdoors, you have assumed such liability for that guest. Your guest is free to join our group and register individually, thereby releasing you from any such liability.
Possible risks from participation include, but are not limited to:
Injury from a trip & fall, venomous snakes, stinging insects, venomous spiders, wildlife encounters, heat stroke, hypothermia, noxious vegetation, weather related injury, insect or airborne transmissible virus and disease, smoke inhalation, wildfire, falling trees, drowning
Currently, Suncoast Outdoors has NO annual membership fee. We collect NO per event fees. On occasion we will ask for donations to offset out of pocket costs associated with particular events. If you have any questions or need any further information, please feel free to reach out to me.
Sincerely,
Lenny
lenny.d.chew@gmail.com
Featured event
🏕 Backpacking the Georgia Bartram Trail 🥾🥾 Chattahoochee National Forest🐻
EVENT IS FULL! RSVP's closed
Those with the requisite experience and conditioning level can expect a challenging & strenuous primitive experience. You will be well rewarded for your efforts and tenacity.
This will be a loop of about 42 miles. We'll plan on 4 nights camping, hiking out on day 5.
Be prepared for freezing temperatures at night. Groundwater sources are to be considered "intermittent".
I will have a handsaw available for you to use for cutting firewood in the evenings. Another handsaw would be helpful. We will possibly encounter new obstruction for which such will be helpful/necessary.
The named falls in order are:
- Dick's Creek
- Becky Branch
- Martin Creek
Scenic Overlooks and outcroppings include:
- Pinnacle Nob
- Rabun Bald
This trail was destroyed by our recent storms. The Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy, USFS, and other local volunteers have done a remarkable job in recovery and restoration.
Quote from WILLIAM BARTRAM, Colonial naturalist and botanist, commenting on Florida's natural splendor, during his exploration in the pre Revolutionary mid 1700's. He wrote much about Payne's Prairie and has been described as the first naturalist who penetrated the dense tropical forests of Florida.
"Whilst I, continually impelled by a restless spirit of curiosity, in pursuit of new productions of nature, my chief happiness consisted in tracing and admiring the infinite power, majesty, and perfection of the Great Almighty Creator"
Travels of William Bartram 🌿🍃 © 1928
Bartram Trail Conservancy
YOUR RSVP TO ATTEND A "SUNCOAST OUTDOORS " SPONSORED EVENT IS YOUR EXPRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF FULL PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ALL ASSOCIATED RISKS.
Possible risks from participation include, but are not limited to:
Injury from a trip & fall, venomous snakes, stinging insects, venomous spiders, wildlife encounters, heat stroke, hypothermia, noxious vegetation, weather related injury, insect or airborne transmissible virus and disease, smoke inhalation, wildfire, falling trees, drowning
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Let's go loopy at Wekiwa Springs SP - 6 mile hike in lots of sun with sugar sand
Wekiva Springs State Park, 1800 Wekiva Circle, Apopka, FL, USSTAY ON TOP OF THE UPDATES IN THE POSTS BELOW :)
While at Camp Joy, wouldn't it be great to learn what is in the area? I, for one, have never been to CJ or WSSP but I'll do my due diligence so I can lead you on a fun hike during our camping kick-off weekend. We'll do the Wekiwa Springs Volksmarch Trail (WSVT) in Wekiwa Springs State Park on the afternoon of November 8.
The following description, brought to you by AllTrails:
The WSVT guides visitors through a richly forested route, marked by orange blazes, and passes by a scenic lake. This trail offers an opportunity to experience the natural beauty of the area's woodlands and water features. Part of this trail runs along the Florida Trail, providing a connection to a larger network of paths.
Things to know:
- It's a great loop/trail with a bit of up and down for Florida. You can expect 190 feet of elevation.
- Bring at least 2 liters of water because at least 70% of the trail is exposed sandhill scrub. That means SUGAR SAND, maybe in abundance.
- Make sure to reserve your limited parking online in advance. DO IT NOW IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GO: https://www.floridastateparks.org/learn/day-use-entry-reservation-information.
- The reason we are not going first thing in the a.m. is because I've read about really long lines to get in.
- Be Bear Aware: https://www.floridastateparks.org/sites/default/files/media/file/Bear%20Awareness_0.pdf
- This state park is 13 minutes away from Camp Joy.
- WE WILL MEET INSIDE THE PARK AT THE TRAIL HEAD (TRAILER MARKER #1).
For this hike, you will need at least 2-3 liters of water, snacks, bug/tick spray, sunscreen, a hat, hiking boots (no sandals) and anything else you deem necessary for your comfort. For the snack break, you might want to bring a ground cloth to sit on.
- IF IT APPEARS THAT THE PARK IS GOING TO SELL OUT, I'LL LET EVERYONE KNOW AROUND NOON. IF IT'S SOLD OUT, WE WILL GO TO THE SEMINOLE FOREST INSTEAD.
My number on the day of the hike is 813-713-2492 though that all depends on reception ;).
I am asking that everyone signs up (no guests) so everyone can agree to the waiver and agree to the following conditions:
ASSUMPTION OF RISK
YOUR ATTENDANCE AT A "SUNCOAST OUTDOORS " SPONSORED EVENT IS YOUR EXPRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF FULL PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ALL ASSOCIATED RISKS.
Possible risks from participation include, but are not limited to: injury from a trip and fall, venomous snakes, stinging insects, venomous spiders, wildlife encounters, heat stroke, dehydration, hypothermia, noxious vegetation, weather related injury, insect or airborne transmissible virus and disease, smoke inhalation, wildfire, and falling trees.I am not a professional guide, just a volunteer for the group.
Any questions or concerns, please comment below. Thanks.
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Kayaking with Friends from Camp Joy to the Emerald City ;) for at least 2 hours
Camp Joy, 5303 Baptist Camp Rd., Apopka, FL, USHello paddle peeps, if you would like to paddle with me on Sunday, November 9 from Camp Joy, read on...
Let's paddle on Rock Springs for at least 2 hours starting at the kayak/canoe/paddle board launch in Camp Joy. At Camp Joy, we park in a grassy area, and then carry or drag our kayaks a long ways to the launch area. Someone said is feels like 4 football fields so bring your wheels. I am asking you to arrive at the launch at 9:30 a.m. so we can launch at 10 a.m.
After launching, we will paddle downstream for 15 mins or depending on the current (the ranger said people can walk against it no problem), then backtrack/paddle upstream past Camp Joy to the Emerald Cut and beyond, then back to Camp Joy. Note Camp Joy to Emerald and back again is about 2 miles. Restrictions are no alcohol, no pets, no styrofoam, and no glass containers. We can get out of our boats to splash around in hip-deep water at Emerald Cut and use the bathrooms if needed.
Notes:
- There is no charge (confirmed) for those already in the park. However you will still need to register your launch on the day we kayak. Please bring your license and plate number to the office before our launch time.
- I have never been to this place before so I don't know what to expect but I posted in a kayak group and am learning about the trip I've outlined above. Feel free to chime in with your knowledge in the comment area.
I am not a kayak leader but someone who will paddle with you so I'm expecting you to read up on the blog link below, etc., so you know what to expect. You will also know where the launch is before our paddle date. - You should have some recent paddling experience and be able to keep up with us as we will be paddling at a moderate pace upstream at times.
- There are no rentals available on the property. You can always drive to Kingslanding and paddle a rental down to meet us but it's on you to figure that out.
- We have to be out of the camp ground at noon which is why we are starting at 9:30 a.m. I will be packed up before we kayak.
- The image is of around the Emerald Cut which is a free-flowing natural spring that has crystal clear water.
- Here's a link to a blog where you can learn more: https://www.jordanoutside.com/emerald-cut-rock-springs-run-apopka-florida.
Items that you may want to bring: plenty of drinking water (no glass containers), snacks, lunch, hat, sunglasses, camera, sunscreen, bug repellent, closed toe water shoes, PFD and whistle/horn. If you don’t bring wheels, you will wish you did. It's your responsibility to be USCG
compliant.YOUR RSVP TO ATTEND A "SUNCOAST OUTDOORS " SPONSORED EVENT IS YOUR EXPRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF FULL PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ALL ASSOCIATED RISKS.
Possible risks from participation include, but are not limited to:
Injury from a trip & fall, drowning, venomous snakes, stinging insects, venomous spiders, wildlife encounters, heat stroke, hypothermia, noxious vegetation, weather related injury, insect or airborne transmissible virus and disease, smoke inhalation, wildfire, falling trees.
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