We were so excited to go ziplining! We made our reservations in advance at Florida EcoSafaris at Forever Florida. This is my second time ziplining with them and they have since changed the zipline course for the better! Previously, a lot of the platforms that you ziplined from didn’t have railings and were completely flat, [...]
First, let me tell you that, despite the name, Disney has nothing to do (anymore) with this place. They bought the land, built the main building at the entrance, and presented it to the Nature Conservancy which now runs the place. The preserve is located in Poinciana. It’s easy to find it:
Besides the wild horses, roaming peacocks and nine distinct ecosystems, now I have another grand excuse to head out to Florida EcoSafaris at Forever Florida. It’s called the Cypress Canopy Cycle (think reclining bicycle suspended from a network of high-tension cables.). In other words, guests pedal their way through the treetops at heights of up [...]
After being in the car for 16 hours, it felt wonderful to hop out and stretch our legs for a bit. While researching attractions and adventures for our trip, I stumbled upon De Leon Springs State Park. Located about 45 miles from Kissimmee, the park was an easy detour to our drive. Even though there [...]
This morning, we board Captain Rick Brothers’ pontoon boat for a 1.5 hr. eco-adventure on Lake Tohopekaliga, aka Toho, so named by Native Americans, the appellation meaning “fort site.” Rick is brim-full of local knowledge and lessons begin as we leave the dock. He points out the harbour wall with small pinkish attachments called apple [...]
One of my favorite movies is Mary Poppins (isn’t it obvious from the picture on the website homepage?) and now that my son is older, I figured it was time for good, old fashioned, kite flying family fun. We had to make up for yesterday morning’s bad weather and the glorious wind today so we [...]
There is a place in central Florida that is a sprawling protected wildlife preserve known as Forever Florida, which is home to some really beautiful animals and ecosystems on 4700 acres of just breathtaking scenery. When most people think about adventure in Florida, they think about theme parks. I had the pleasure of spending my [...]
As I mentioned in my introduction, we love the outdoors. I’ve been taking my son camping since he was 4 years old, my wife was a camp director, and I was a boy scout that went camping with the troop on a regular basis. We spent a couple nights during this vacation camping in the [...]
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