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Explore our outdoors with the help of local bloggers who know their way around - on the ground and on the water. We'll share our experiences enjoying Glades County so you can follow in our footsteps and explore, too.

Bicycling | Birding | Hiking | Paddling

Fall….and the Fisheating Paddling is Fantastic!

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Fisheating Creek meanders 52 miles from the marshes of the Lake Wales Ridge, protected for 40 miles by the Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area

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Join the Glades/Hendry Hiking Group

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Here’s your opportunity to explore beautiful landscapes of Florida with fellow nature lovers. The formation of a Florida Trails Association (FTA) inland sub-chapter is in its early stages and we want you to join us. An orientation meeting is being held Saturday, February 6 in Moore Haven.

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Early Moring bike rides on Lake Okeechobee

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Sunday November 1st - daylight savings time is gone and we’re now back on Eastern Standard Time which means there’s more daylight in the morning right now.

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Check out the Glades County Birds

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Written by Margaret England Monday, 02 November 2009 19:00

Swallow-tailed kiteCheck out birds sightings being reported in Glades County on Cornell's free eBird website at www.ebird.org. This website is great for keeping your life lists for you to view or share with other birders.

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Bicyling the LOST

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Written by Gary Ritter Monday, 10 August 2009 19:00

Bicycling the LOSTIt was another hot summer morning and although only 7:30 the temperatures were pushing 90 degrees.  There wasn’t a cloud in the sky and in the corner of my eye I noticed an osprey flying off the lakeshore with breakfast of what looked like a hefty catfish in its talons.

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Hiking at Fort Center

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Written by Deen Mountain Monday, 10 August 2009 18:08

Observation deck at Fort CenterWelcome to the new Glades County Hiking Blog! The Fort Center Trail at Fisheating Creek offers one of Glades County’s most interesting hiking trails. The FWCC officially opened the Fort Center Trail in January 2009.

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