Myakka River State Park
One word can sum up today’s adventure: Gratitude. As I sit here and reflect on the day I can come up with more than one reason I am grateful for this group. Every time we meet for a group hike I learn something new. Not just about hiking, but also about myself. Today I learned that I’m much more brave than I often give myself credit for. Florida hiking is probably not all that dangerous or adventurous, but that all depends on how you look at it and what you attempt to do during any given hike. I’m pretty sure that some people would have told us to turn around when we encountered water on the trail. We’re not talking about a few puddles – we’re talking about all of us being submerged in water, sometimes up to our upper thighs. And no, not just once or twice, but the entire length of the trail once we turned off the gravel road. We started our hike at Ranchhouse Road on what is known as the Myakka River trail on the Alltrails app. This particular 10+ mile ...