Midnight greetings, hikers!

I’m curled up with a book I bought in Sopchoppy yesterday.  It amazes me with every turn of the page.  So much, in fact, that I’ve taken the decision to add it to my pack.

Now, my hiking friends, you already know that I’m packing some weight on this trip, every ounce of which I’ve carefully considered.  After I found the book - titled “Priceless Florida, Natural Ecosystems and Native Species” by Ellie Whitney, D. Bruce Means and Anne Rudloe - I planned to give it a quick looking over and then send it home for a more in-depth read after I concluded my trek.

Nothing doing, my friends.  Even though this book tips the scales at something in the neighborhood of four pounds, I can’t imagine not having it at my fingertips as I explore the trail.  It is superbly thorough, well organized, clearly written and artfully presented. I will be a better correspondent to you from this trail for having it along.

I haven’t yet decided what I’ll give up from my existing kit to facilitate this new addition, but whatever it turns out to be, it’ll be worth it.

In case you’re interested, it’s published by Pineapple Press and sells for 25 bucks.  Just make sure the stocking in which you plan to stuff it is a burly one.  This thing is a beast.  Ugh!

Cheers from the two-footed library of the Florida Trail! Mike