Author: Pam Jennelle

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Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk

The entrance to Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk is not at all impressive; it’s just a nondescript shell/limestone trail along a stockade fence bordering the Miccosukee Village. But soon enough, it starts to get interesting. Watch for alligators on the banks of the canal to the right! Part of the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, the boardwalk allows you to observe a virgin cypress swamp up close. You’ll be in the most densely visited area of the Strand here, but it probably won’t feel like it.

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March is Women’s History Month.

There are already tons of lists of women naturalists, so I’ll just provide some links for your reading pleasure. I hope you will find something to enjoy here.  Is there someone left out?  Let me know!

https://myexquisiteflorida.com/?p=3727

https://www.wilderness.org/articles/article/11-women-who-made-wilderness-history

https://www.audubon.org/news/getting-over-rosalie

https://news.mongabay.com/2019/02/meet-eight-female-conservation-scientists-who-inform-and-inspire/

I *literally* just learned about Dr. Jeanette Davis on February 18. Dr. Davis, a marine microbiologist, received her PhD from University of Maryland, where she works doing marine drug discovery. You can learn more here.

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Snuggle Up When it’s Cold

Warmer weather is on the way, but I’m thinking about cooler weather and how well I sleep when it’s cool. Being cool and being cold are two very different things. A tent trip with overnight temperatures in the high 40s and low 50s taught me a lot about sleeping warm when it’s cold outside.

It is more complicated to stay warm in a tent than at home, but there’s no reason you can’t be comfortable in “Florida Cold” temperatures. These tips will not protect you from hypothermia in truly cold conditions, but this is, after all, My Exquisite Florida. One of the things I love about Florida is that I’m seldom in danger of developing hypothermia as I sleep snug in my tent.

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In the Kitchen – Coq au Vin

This is the first of what I hope will be a quarterly feature for My Exquisite Florida – recipes that I have adapted for camping. Usually the recipes will have come from a source like New York Times or Joy of Cooking, but I’ve adapted them to suit my own likes and needs. They have become part of my regular rotation of camp meals, and I hope you will find this feature helpful as you’re planning your own camping menus. But this isn’t a foodie blog, and I’m not a foodie photographer. If there’s something I’m missing, please let me know! I’ll get better with practice.

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