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Check out our chapter websites and Meetup groups for activities in your area.  Visit the Chapters page, scroll down to the bottom and look for your county.  Click on the chapter for a county to go to its web page.  Florida Trail Association activities include day hikes, backpacking trips, canoeing and kayaking, bicycling, picnics, and campouts.  Day hikes may focus on birding, plant identification, geocaching or historic sites.  Most activities are held locally, but some chapters travel to other parts of the state or out of state for extended trips.  However you like to enjoy the great outdoors, there's a Florida Trail activity for you!
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Home arrow The Association arrow History arrow Steve Sheridan, First Thru Hiker
Steve Sheridan, First Thru Hiker PDF Print E-mail

In 1988, Steve was a college dropout, living in a warehouse and working up to four part-time jobs.  Over the Thanksgiving holiday, his father played a tape of a Florida Public Radio broadcast about the Florida Trail.  Steve decided to try to be the first person to hike the entire trail in one season.  He began his trip on February 19, 1989 and finished in April.  He has written a book about his adventures which can be purchased here.

In 1989, Florida Public Radio aired a series of interviews with Steve as he hiked the trail.  The entire clip is about 16 minutes long.  Listen to it here.

 
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