Florida backroads

We Explored a Forgotten 1850s Florida Church & Cemetery

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Historic wooden Falling Creek Methodist Church surrounded by oak and pine trees near Lake City, Florida

There are certain things you can count on when traveling with us. I will find history. Murph will find an opportunity to complicate something. And apparently, we will visit at least one cemetery. At this point, I don’t think that’s even accidental anymore. After spending some time exploring nearby Falling Creek Falls, we headed just … Read more

The Road That Wasn’t on the Map: Exploring Bridgers Ghost Town

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A grassy clearing in the Florida wilderness featuring a square concrete structure beneath a sprawling oak tree draped in Spanish moss, with palmettos in the foreground and bright blue skies overhead near the site of Bridgers Ghost Town.

Some places don’t show up when you search for them. You don’t always find them through maps, brochures, or carefully planned itineraries. Sometimes they appear because you missed a turn, followed a strange feeling, or slowed down long enough to notice something unusual beside the road. That’s how Bridgers found me. Hidden within the woods … Read more