Mud, Swamp, and Tears -1,100-Mile Thru-Hike On The Florida Trail – Part 2
As you walk up to the desolate gates, North of Big Cypress you come upon the trail register. You grasp the mailbox door. It is warm from baking in the sun. You have made it… You kept going despite all the challenges and pain. The trail has provided you with more than you could have ever imagined. You fill out the notebook tucked safely inside and then reinsert it into the mailbox for the next hiker’s passage. It represents a…
