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Important Bulletin:
The Family Awards Picnic has changed time and location. Kelly
Park still has camping, but due to low water levels the swimming and tubing has been closed, so we are moving the picnic to
Mickey's Retreat at Little Lake Bryan. Here are the directions:
I-4 to Exit 68 (Lake Buena Vista)
At the bottom of the ramp, continue through the light onto Vineland Ave.
Turn RIGHT onto Little Lake Bryan Parkway
Turn RIGHT at stop sign onto Lake Forest Drive
Mickey's Retreat is on the RIGHT
Since it is a much closer drive and it may not be as crowded, we will start
at 11:00 instead of 9:30. We will be wrapping up things around 2:30
If you have something to post, please let us know by using the "CONTACT US" link
on the sidebar.
We have had quite a few events in 2007 and are well into the schedule for 2008. In January we returned to
Blue Spring State Park. It was our fourth visit to the park in just over two years. This time we just went for a daytrip and
also went to the Manatee Festival at Valentine Park. The highlight was seeing 179 manatees in the wild.
Photos from last year are available in an album on the Angelfire webpages. Blue Springs Album
Photos from 2007 events are currently being updated. Be sure to check the photo gallery as there are LOTS and LOTS
of pictures. You will definitely want to see them.
Announcements
Updated June 14, 2008
Be sure to check out our link to Interesting Articles. You may find out about safety, new gear or interesting places to hike,
camp or canoe.
Interesting Articles
The pictures on this page are from previous camping trips. To see the Ten Thousand Islands
Canoe Trek pictures, use the menu on the top left sidebar. The Photo Galleries link will take you to pictures by category.
If you take a solo adventure please share your experiences with us. Sid flew to Europe for a bike/camping adventure.
He is sharing pictures from this awesome activity on the "Solo Activities" page (see the Photo Galleries link on
the sidebar). We welcome more of the same so that we can all be inspired with "Spirit of Adventure." Also, be
sure to view the new "Rails-to-Trails" photos.
Please check back from time to time for new information and photographs.
We now have a seven person van; but,we will be needing additional adult drivers and chaperones if we are going to take
more than six campers to an event. If you can help , please contact us.
Our trip to the Florida Keys last November included Long Key State Park,
Windley Key Archaelogical Site, and John Pennekamp State Park. We had a great time.
photos will be posted soon in the Galleries
Our trip to the Florida Keys in November 2006
included Bahia Honda State Park, National Key Deer Refuge, Ft. Zachary Taylor State
Historical Site, Curry Hammock State Park and John Pennekamp State Park.
photos will be posted soon in the Galleries
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Don't forget to watch the bulletin board or the Upcoming Events page for updates!
A proposed schedule of events for the last quarter of 2009 is not yet on our MSN website. Once posted, please check back from time to time as
the schedule is subject to change. Most dates and activities will be firm as they are tied to events scheduled by other
organizations and we will miss the activity if we change the date or place. We think you will find the proposals exciting
and hope that you will be able to attend the events and especially that we will be successful in making all of them happen.
Some of the reservations have already been made.
Next Event:
We are now in the planning stages for more 2009 events. Please use the contact link on the side bar if you have any suggestions
or preferences.
Pictures from previous years have been placed in the galleries for Fakahatchee Strand, Delnor Wiggins Pass, Stephen
Memorial State Park, Kolomoki Mounds, Providence Canyon, the Jimmy Carter Farm, Little Ocmulgee State park, Salt Springs,
Kelly Park/Rock Springs, Sebastian Inlet, and Lake Kissimmee State Park. There are a LOT of photos in the galleries.
Take a look.
Archived events for 2007 archives are posted on our MSN website. The archives include photo links to the events. Be sure to check them out. This is the best way to locate photos of specific events.
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Photos: Above left, Lura in a stream in the Smokey Mountains.
Below, A view of High Falls State park in Georgia.
Bottom right, On the St. John's River.
One of our events was canoeing by moonlight down the Santa Fe, so Claude Debussy's Claire d' Lune is a fitting
musical selection for this page.
Check out the Related Links. They are updated monthly and always include a "Link of the Month." Sometimes there
is a special feature for the month, too.
Our June trip to Washington, D.C. was the major event of last year.
We went to Washington, D.C., Baltimore,MD Virginia and North Carolina, including Medoc Mountain State Park, the Memorial Day
Parade, Arlington Cemetery, and Greenbelt National Park, along with many places on the Washington Mall.
A second major event was the July trip to north Georgia in order to
hike the Appalachian Trail. This was the third time that this has been done. There has been a lot of interest in returning
to the AT to hike another section of the trail. Look for this to happen sometime in the summer of 2008.
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