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The Gang’s all here!
Posted Mar 30, 2007 by Mike DeWitt
Updated Mar 30, 2007 at 09:23 AM
A plush accommodations good evening, hikers!
This one comes to you from the Florida Trail Association Conference at the Florida Elks Youth Camp in Umatilla, FL. I’ve still no signal, but that doesn’t stop me from giving you a quick lowdown on what’s going on around here.
You see hikers, each year as many members of the Florida Trail Association that can make it comes together with their hiking friends and fellow members to get in to a mass trail groove.
I met so many people today, my head is spinning! There’s a campfire tonight, and my plan is to bust out a quick OORAH to my virtual hiking friends before I head down the hill to take in the fire.
For me, the highlight of the evening was a talk by noted outdoors writer Johnny Malloy. Johnny backpacked the Florida Trail a couple of years ago and in his talk with us shared his thoughts and images on the experience. He called it “The Good, Bad and the Ugly,” but I found his recollection of his Florida Trail experience to be quite positive. He’s an entertaining speaker and a good guy.
The trail staff has fixed me up with a beautiful room, and it’s really weird to have so much room. The shower is incredible! Had I stayed in there as long as I wanted, I would have personally hastened global climate change by 20 years.
Well, I have to give a photo class tomorrow and I need to prepare. I’ll tell you about the campfire if I make it!
All together now Cheers! From night one of the Florida Trail Conference, Mike
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Posted by (Bonnie Bratby-Carey) on April 11, 2007
Mike:
I’m Mktg. & Comm. Mgr for the Trib’s sister co., Professional Communications Systems, also owned by Media Gen’l. I’m also the PR officer for the Suncoast Chptr. of FTA.
I had the pleasure of seeing your presentation at the FTA Confnce.
We’re grateful for your support of FTA. The awareness you create is more than we could hope to accomplish. Thanks for serving as a “voice†for FTA & an educator.
If ever you need info or assistance for any activity, please contact me. I’m happy to do what I can as a communicator & FTA P/R officer to keep momentum & enthusiasm building for preserving this magnificent resource.
Continued enjoyment on the Trail!
Bonnie Bratby-Carey
Telephone: 813-249-3425
mbratbycarey@pcomsys.com
Posted by (Jonny's hometown fans) on June 21, 2008
That God!! It will be nice to watch Jonny Play. But hard to watch him try too hard because he is always having to prove himself. We are still hoping he gets traded somewhere that he will play more. Go Rays!