89. Ocean to Lake Trail Beginnings | Sandra Friend

<br /> Sandra Friend at Bronson State Forest, January 2020. Today’s podcast guest is Sandra Friend, someone you all should know well by now! If by some chance you are new to the podcast and new to Florida hiking, well this is your lucky day and you caught the right podcast to listen to! Sandra Friend and her partner John Keatley are the folks behind Florida Hikes and much of the guidebooks related to Florida’s hiking trails out there in publication. John wasn’t able to be interviewed for this episode due to other life constraints but Sandra and I had a wonderful conversation. The primary purpose for our conversation was to talk about the development of the Ocean to Lake Trail in the early 2000s and her involvement in its beginnings. We pivot to her Florida Trail guide as well as her fiction writing, too. As always, a conversation with Sandra is a great way to spend some time and I hope you’ll find as much value in her words as I do. http://orangeblaze.thegardenpathpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/OB_Ep89_SandraFriend_08272023.mp3<br /> Download Episode 89 .emd_dl_blue { -moz-box-shadow:inset 0px 1px 0px 0px #bbdaf7; -webkit-box-shadow:inset 0px 1px 0px 0px #bbdaf7; box-shadow:inset 0px 1px 0px 0px #bbdaf7; background:-webkit-gradient( linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0.05, #79bbff), color-stop(1, #378de5) ); background:-moz-linear-gradient( center top, #79bbff 5%, #378de5 100% ); filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#79bbff', endColorstr='#378de5'); background-color:#79bbff; -webkit-border-top-left-radius:0px; -moz-border-radius-topleft:0px; border-top-left-radius:0px; -webkit-border-top-right-radius:0px; -moz-border-radius-topright:0px; border-top-right-radius:0px; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius:0px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright:0px; border-bottom-right-radius:0px; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius:0px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft:0px; border-bottom-left-radius:0px; text-indent:0; border:1px solid #84bbf3; display:inline-block; color:#ffffff !important; font-family:Georgia; font-size:15px; font-weight:bold; font-style:normal; height:41px; line-height:41px; width:200px; text-decoration:none; text-align:center; text-shadow:1px 1px 0px #528ecc; } .emd_dl_blue:hover { background:-webkit-gradient( linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0.05, #378de5), color-stop(1, #79bbff) ); background:-moz-linear-gradient( center top, #378de5 5%, #79bbff 100% ); filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#378de5', en