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O'Keefe, Maurice Timothy was born on March 7, 1943 in New York City. Son of Maurice Edward and Jeanne Elizabeth (Murphy) O'K.
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Hiking North Florida and the Panhandle: A Guide To 30 Great Walking And Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series)
( Hiking North Florida and the Panhandle describes 30 hik...)
Hiking North Florida and the Panhandle describes 30 hikes designed to highlight some of the best natural areas throughout the region. The hikes in this book fall into four different categories: Short Family Walks ranging from 1-3 miles, Day Hikes from 3-12 miles, Overnight Hikes with easy walks to primitive campsites and Long Haulers, true backpacking experiences that require a weekend to complete.
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Hiking South Florida and the Keys: A Guide To 39 Great Walking And Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series)
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Hiking South Florida and the Keys features thirty-nine of the finest trails the region has to offer, from wet cypress swamps to dry pinewood forests. Four sections—Short Family Hikes, Day and Overnight Hikes, Long Haulers, and Walking the Florida Keys—comprise this user-friendly guide. M. Timothy O’Keefe shares his top hikes in twenty-three prime areas, including Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Jonathan Dickenson State Park, Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, and National Key Deer Refuge. Each hike includes all the information you need to make the most of exploring South Florida and the Keys on foot. Look inside to find: • Hikes suited to every ability • Directions to the trailheads • Comprehensive trail descriptions, maps, and elevation profiles • Mile-by-mile directional cues • Difficulty ratings, average hiking times, best hiking seasons, and elevation gain/loss for every featured hike • Area-specific tips on safety, hiking ethics, plants and animals, preserving the environment, and more
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0762743557/?tag=2022091-20
Caribbean Hiking: A Hiking and Walking Guide to Thirty of the Most Popular Islands
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Each chapter explores a different island, offering background on its culture as well as important travel tips: time zone, language, transportation, lodging and camping options, and currency.
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Hiking North Florida and the Panhandle: A Guide To 30 Great Walking And Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series) Paperback February 24, 2009
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Great Adventure in Florida 2 Ed
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Hiking Florida, 3rd: A Guide to Florida's Greatest Hiking Adventures (State Hiking Guides Series)
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This completely revised and expanded edition features nearly fifty hikes among the 2,500 miles of trails that crisscross Florida from the Panhandle to the Keys.
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Caribbean Hiking: A Hiking and Walking Guide to Thirty of the Most Popular Islands by O'Keefe, M. Timothy (2001) Paperback
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Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year--Florida, with Georgia and Alabama Coasts: A Month by Month Guide to Natural Events
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M. Timothy O'Keefe Acts As A Personal Tour Guide As He Takes Nature Lovers Of All Ages On A Month-By-Month Trip Through This Region.
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Great Adventures in Florida, 2nd (Explorer - Residents' Guides)
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Great Adventures in Florida explores the exciting, alternative travel adventures Florida has to offer and shows you where to experience them. When vacations fail to recharge or refresh you, and the family becomes restless with the same old routine, then follow M. Timothy O'Keefe to exotic, thrilling, and surprising adventures in the Sunshine State. This wonderful book includes such adventures as spending a night at an underwater hotel, drifting in a hot-air balloon, and swimming with the mermaids of Crystal River. From the calm to the exciting, there are more than twenty-five adventures to choose from. If you ignore the possibilities of adventure, are you really living?
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Hiking Central Florida: A Guide To 30 Great Walking And Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series)
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Hiking Central Florida describes thirty of the region’s best and most varied hikes, those that offer the chance to observe unspoiled, natural Florida at its finest. With terrain ranging from wet cypress swamps to dry pinewood forests, the region offers subtly striking scenery and it harbors rich diversity. Covering the area from Ocala to State Road 60 near Lake Wales and Yeehaw Junction—and also embracing the northern stretch of the Florida Trail in the Ocala National Forest and the Bulow Plantation/Bulow Creek hike on the Atlantic coast—this user-friendly guide takes you from short family hikes in places such as Canaveral National Seashore, to backpackers' delights. It provides all the information you need to make the most of exploring Central Florida by foot. Look inside to find: • Hikes suited to every ability • Directions to the trailheads • Comprehensive trail descriptions and maps • Mile-by-mile directional cues • Difficulty ratings, average hiking times, and best hiking seasons for every featured hike • Area-specific tips on safety, hiking ethics, plants and animals, preserving the environment, and more
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Diving to Adventure (Diving Series)
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Hiking Central Florida: A Guide To 30 Great Walking And Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series) Paperback December 30, 2008
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Hiking North Florida and the Panhandle: A Guide To 30 Great Walking And Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series) by O'Keefe, M. Timothy (2009) Paperback
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- Underwater Society of America's International divers guide
- Great Adventures in Florida (Great Adventures in Florida explores the exciting, altern...)
- The Hiker's Guide to Florida (Paperback in good condition. Cover and outside show moder...)
- Hiking Florida: Formerly, the Hiker's Guide to Florida (From the Panhandle to the Keys, Florida offers hikers nea...)
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Maurice Timothy O'Keefe
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Maurice Timothy O'Keefe, American editor, writer, photographer, educator. Past president Florida Outdoor Writers Association; Member Society of America Travel Writers (1st vice president Atlantic-Caribbean chapter 2002-2004, president 2004-2008, national president elect since 2008), Travel Journalists Guild.
Education
Bachelor, Washington, Lee University, 1965. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1968.
Career
Instructor, professor University Central Florida, Orlando, 1968—2002, head journalism division Nicholson School Communications, 1998—2002, professor emeritus, since 2003.
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Hiking Florida: Formerly, the Hiker's Guide to Florida
(From the Panhandle to the Keys, Florida offers hikers nea...)
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Caribbean Hiking: A Hiking and Walking Guide to Thirty of the Most Popular Islands
( Each chapter explores a different island, offering back...)
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Hiking Central Florida: A Guide To 30 Great Walking And Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series)
( Hiking Central Florida describes thirty of the region’s...)
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Hiking Florida, 3rd: A Guide to Florida's Greatest Hiking Adventures (State Hiking Guides Series)
( This completely revised and expanded edition features n...)
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Hiking South Florida and the Keys: A Guide To 39 Great Walking And Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series)
( Hiking South Florida and the Keys features thirty-nine ...)
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Great Adventures in Florida
(Great Adventures in Florida explores the exciting, altern...)
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Great Adventures in Florida, 2nd (Explorer - Residents' Guides)
(Great Adventures in Florida explores the exciting, altern...)
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Hiking North Florida and the Panhandle: A Guide To 30 Great Walking And Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series)
( Hiking North Florida and the Panhandle describes 30 hik...)
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The Hiker's Guide to Florida
(Paperback in good condition. Cover and outside show moder...)
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Caribbean Hiking: A Hiking and Walking Guide to Thirty of the Most Popular Islands by O'Keefe, M. Timothy (2001) Paperback
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Hiking North Florida and the Panhandle: A Guide To 30 Great Walking And Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series) by O'Keefe, M. Timothy (2009) Paperback
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Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year--Florida, with Georgia and Alabama Coasts: A Month by Month Guide to Natural Events
( M. Timothy O'Keefe Acts As A Personal Tour Guide As He ...)
- Underwater Society of America's International divers guide
- Hiking North Florida and the Panhandle: A Guide To 30 Great Walking And Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series) Paperback February 24, 2009
- Great Adventure in Florida 2 Ed
- Diving to Adventure (Diving Series)
- Hiking Central Florida: A Guide To 30 Great Walking And Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series) Paperback December 30, 2008
- Dl1 - Diving to Adventure
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Hiking Florida: Formerly, the Hiker's Guide to Florida
Membership
Past president Florida Outdoor Writers Association. Member Society of America Travel Writers (1st vice president Atlantic-Caribbean chapter 2002-2004, president 2004-2008, national president elect since 2008), Travel Journalists Guild.
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1 child, Timothy Patrick.
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Recipient of more than 50 regional and national awards for writing and photography, 1973-2003, including Best Book (Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year), Best Photojournalism and Best Special Interest Publication, Florida Outdoor Writers Association, 1997, Best Magazine Photo, Best Article Series (Florida Fishing) and Best Book (Spicy Camp Cook Book), Florida Outdoor Writers Association, 1998, Best Magazine Feature award Florida Outdoor Writers Association, 1999, Best Photojournalism award Florida Outdoor Writers Association, 1999-2003, Best Magazine Photo award Florida Outdoor Writers Association, 1999-2003, Best Travel Destination award Florida Outdoor Writers Association, 1999, 2003. Named Florida's Premier Outdoor Photographer and Writer, Tampa Bay Magazine.Recipient of more than 50 regional and national awards for writing and photography, 1973-2003, including Best Book (Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year), Best Photojournalism and Best Special Interest Publication, Florida Outdoor Writers Association, 1997, Best Magazine Photo, Best Article Series (Florida Fishing) and Best Book (Spicy Camp Cook Book), Florida Outdoor Writers Association, 1998, Best Magazine Feature award Florida Outdoor Writers Association, 1999, Best Photojournalism award Florida Outdoor Writers Association, 1999-2003, Best Magazine Photo award Florida Outdoor Writers Association, 1999-2003, Best Travel Destination award Florida Outdoor Writers Association, 1999, 2003. Named Florida's Premier Outdoor Photographer and Writer, Tampa Bay Magazine.