Florida's Name

Florida was first seen by the Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon on Palm Sunday on April 2, 1513. He named it "Pascua de Florida", meaning "Feast of Flowers" and claimed it for Spain.

Just thought you'd like to know.

Roger - http://www.rogerfulton.com/

Blackwater Creek kayaking

This recent photo of kayakers enjoying Blackwater Creek comes to us via Susan Young. She has been instrumental in helping to lead kayaking trips in Central Florida and getting new people involved in kayaking. I'm heading down to Florida in the next few days to join in all the fun. See you all soon.

Roger

www.RogerFulton.com

Whooping Crane Migration

It's underway! The annual Whooping Crane Migration that trains those rare creatures to head north and south each year - with man's help.

Check out their continuing progress back to Florida at http://www.operationmigration.org/.

And then check out all of our wildlife viewing titles at: http://www.rogerfulton.com/

Best wishes,

Roger

Paddle like a pirate! On Halloween

From Susan Young, kayaker extraordinaire in CFL,

"Roger, I created this event, Bonnie Cary and I led it, and forty people showed up. What a hoot! It was good to see everyone on the water Halloween morning."

FYI, Susan and I will be working on a couple of canoeing/kayaking books this winter. So watch here for other possible events as we progress.

http://www.rogerfulton.com/ for all of our titles in both NY and FL.

Payne's Prairie Cousins

We've highlighted the bison herd at Florida's Paynes Prairie near Gainsville in the past. But we never had a big bull stop traffic there.

This is what we encountered recently on a trip to South Dakota. This old bull thought he owned the roadway. And for a few minutes, he did!

We think he is a distant cousin of the Florida herd. He'll be in touch over the holidays.

R

I'm travelling to Mt. Rushmore!

To All,

I've been wanting to go to Mt. Rushmore since I was 9 years old. So I am finally going on my 39th birthday! :-)

So I'll be gone for a few upcoming days.

Will get your orders out when I get back.

Best,

Roger

Florida Turkey

Why did the Turkey cross the road?
We don't really know, but Arnette Sherman of Deland caught this one doing so.
Thanks Arnette for sharing.
We have a book on 25 Wildlife Viewing locations in Central Florida. Please check it out, and all of other Florida outdoor activities books, at: http://rogerfulton.com/ecotours/FLBooks/fltrailguides.htm
Thanks for stopping by,
Roger