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Cumberland Island National Seashore

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Winter is sure a rough season here in the Pacific Northwest. Constant gray clouds, freezing temperatures and the occasional freak snowstorm, it all starts to wear on boys who love to sleep outdoors. Last year this time we were beginning to develop a bit of cabin fever from being Cooped Up for too long. So this year we planned early, did our research and found a National Park that would have springtime weather in early February.

The final decision was Cumberland Island National Seashore in the state of Georgia. The name even sounds warm and inviting. With average February temperatures in the mid 60s and all the bugs and alligators still hibernating, we knew we’d have an awesome mid-winter trip. 

We landed in Jacksonville, Florida with everything we needed for a 5-day backpacking trip. All our food, all our clothes, all our survival gear, along with battery chargers and a couple books carefully organized in our backpacks.

A cab drove us from the airport 40 miles north to the quaint and historic town of St. Mary’s where we would be catching our ferry to the wilderness island. After checking out the museums and having some wonderful seafood for dinner, we went to bed early in a little “ma & pa” hotel across the street from the docks.

Sunday morning we caught the earliest ferry off the main land. It took 45 minutes to reach the Cumberland Island dock and by this time the sun was up, the air was warm and we were excited to start our most ambitious adventure yet.

ScenicBoys: Cumberland Island National Seashore - part 1 from scenicboys on Vimeo.

Check back soon for the second half of this adventure and for more details about this part of the world check out the Cumberland Island National Seashore homepage.