BREAKING NEWS
University Press of Florida has just announced that Lucy’s award-winning print book 50 Great Walks in Florida is now available as a Kindle e book on Amazon.
Did you know that once you click the “Buy” button you can download the e book in less than a minute! Wow. Big wow.
There is also the option of giving it as a gift – hummm, Christmas is coming . . this e book book will get the folks on your gift list off the couch and out the door to new adventures.
50 Great Walks in Florida – book cover
What are you getting? Three hundred and thirty seven pages of short but significant jaunts were you get some exercise, learn new things and are done in time for lunch. 50 Great Walks in Florida is also now available on all the other major e book platforms.
50 great walks in Florida – a boardwalk through a swamp
Here’s the book description for 50 Great Walks in Florida:
From the deepest swamps to the most civilized sidewalks, 50 Great Walks in Florida features the best short, but significant, outdoor jaunts in the Sunshine State. Experienced tour guide Lucy Tobias fills each page with fascinating local history and vivid descriptions of the sights and sites encountered along the way.
50 Great Walks in Florida is divided by geographic regions and each section includes at least one beach or wetlands walk, a historic walk, a garden walk, a place to see wildlife, and one locale with an unusual natural feature. Included are the Vietnam Memorial, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Coca-Cola Town, Ybor City Fresh Market, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, and even a ghost tour!
50 great walks in Florida – azaleas at Rainbow springs state park
Tobias recommends additional activities for each walk and offers suggestions for where to stop nearby, including local restaurants, to enhance the regional and cultural experience. This handy guide includes comprehensive locator maps, listings of trip essentials, and useful warnings about possible dangers such as poisonwood sap.
These manageable walks will appeal to tourists in search of the real Florida, as well as to residents who want to become better acquainted with their state but still be done in time for lunch. Though shoes may be required, backpacks are not.
MORE TO EXPLORE
Lucy’s children’s book: Mary Margaret Manatee: the adventures of a young Florida manatee
The second edition of Lucy’s gardening book: Florida Gardens Gone Wild(er)
Lucy’s e book exploration guide: 10 Florida Great Walks Around Gainesville and Ocala