Nat Geo – Summer Expedition, Day 1

After a six-hour drive – which included a pit stop at LL Bean and Hannaford for supplies – we made it to Johnson’s Allagash Lodge for the very last expedition for my National Geographic Young Explorers grant. The lodge is a collection of log buildings on the edge of Narrow Pond, which eventually drains into…

Florida State Parks – Wes Skiles Peackock Springs

When visitors first arrive at Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park, they may have the same initial reaction that I did: “Where is everyone?” Cars were parked in front of both Orange Grove and Peacock Springs, but I only saw one group of men unloading equipment. Then, it hit me: everyone else was already diving!…