Ep. 530: Thru-Hiking the Florida Trail (With a Skateboard) - Alex Fogt
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2019
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Need something wild to do in the winter? You can hike (and skateboard some of) the entire 1,300 miles of endless pine forests, sandy beaches, and gator-infested swamps of the Florida Trail. An adventure that doesn't see very many participants compared to some of the other big trails in the US.
Today we talk to Alex Fogt who took it on last winter and says it's up there with anything else he's ever done! It's a unique experience, to say the least, and will show you the real Florida far from Disney World and condo-covered beaches.
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| 0:05.4 | button. So I walked out to a road and as I'm walking towards this truck with some hunters, |
| 0:11.9 | one of the hunters says to me, I just want to let you know you're lucky to be alive right now. |
| 0:16.4 | I had you in my sights. I was ready to blow you away. |
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| 1:05.8 | Hey folks, welcome to the Adventure Sports Podcast. |
| 1:10.1 | So today we're going to be talking about a place, well, winter's finally over, but it's not unusual to start planning your through hike, you know, year in advance, six months in advance, of course. |
| 1:23.1 | And, you know, today's topic is a great option for people who are used to, you know, |
| 1:29.0 | mountain hiking, doing these long-through hikes, but don't want to do it in the middle of the |
| 1:34.0 | winter, but need something to do all winter. |
| 1:36.5 | You know, I don't love cold. |
| 1:37.8 | So a great option for winter hiking is down south. |
| 1:42.3 | And the Florida Trail is a 1,200 or 1,500, depending on, |
| 1:46.9 | you know, all the little optional hikes you can do and the different routes, um, hike, through |
| 1:52.2 | hike, all contained in Florida that is super diverse. And today we have Alex Fote, who has done |
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