Gateway Communities, hike the Big O, backpack the Florida Trail, Clyde Butcher Muck About, 2009 Florida Hiking Festival, Florida hikes, training, and more...

CONTENTS: Trekking the halls of Congress; Florida Trail Funding; Legislative report card; Florida Forever and Ever; Hiking Adventures: Panhandle Trace Hike, 7-70 Backpacking Trip, Okee-Tantie to Bluff Hammock, Ocean to Lake Hike, Gulf to Ocean Hike, The Inca Trail

CONTENTS: Spend it Here; The Florida Trail meets the Great Florida Birding Trail; Gateway Community: Milton; Trail Crews Gone Wild!; Volunteer Awards

CONTENTS: Reshaping the Ocala National Forest; Over 80 Across Florida; One Hikers Legacy: Dorothy Laker; F-Troop! Hillsborough River State Park and Three Lakes WMA; Welcome new Alliance Members

CONTENTS: Measuring Up: The Big Cypress of Rice Creek; The Putnam Crew at Work; Building the Alliance; OH! Ca-Chobee; Florida Hiking Festival; Take a Hike! South Regional Conference; F-Troop!; Long Distance Ramblings: On the Great Eastern Trail; Safety First! Staying Found; Trails Update: Committee Meeting Recap; Viewpoint: A Call to Act

Gateway Community: Pahokee, Experiences on the Florida Trail, new miles of trail state-wide, Southern Regional Gathering, and more...