Local Folks: Hiking the Florida Trail with George Lugeanbeal

Posted on September 2, 2023 By Editor Columns, Local Folks, Our Community

If a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, how about stepping out for a 1,110-mile hike on the Florida Trail from Big Cypress National Preserve to Fort Pickens State Park in Pensacola Beach? Ortega resident George Lugeanbeal averaged 16 miles per day hiking the Trail, a journey of 70 days with a […]