About

About

Hello Readers,

Join us at Riverbanks Outdoor Adventure Forum as we share our crazy, quirky, sometimes spectacular adventures whether it be on a week long family vacation or a weekend nature excursion.

I often escape by planning and taking little adventures weekly. I enjoy exploring Florida through hiking deep in the forests, Mountain Biking in the Withlacoochee State Forest, or Kayaking in one of Florida’s Springs fed rivers. I occasionally rope my 15 year old son and sometimes my best friend from Ohio into taking Adventure Vacations such as Whitewater rafting, seeking out waterfalls in North Carolina, or exploring the vibrant red rocks in Utahs National Parks.

I believe everyone needs an outlet and we encourage everyone to “GET OUT and Play!” I hope that this blog will inspire others to do so. Please share your adventure storey with us.

Sincerely,

Adventurous Barbara

Barbara also has a passion for photography and never leaves for an adventure without her camera. She shares her photos and blogs about nature at BABowenphography.com.
Barbara is also an active member of the Florida Trail Association and as contributed several articles and photographs to their quarterly magazine, The Foot Print. She also participates in the Annual photo contest and was awarded Best in Show in 2010 for the photo Return Loop of Florida Trail in the Evening Sun and also placed first in the Good Nature category in 2011 Photo Contest with the photo Eagle Pair Sqwaking . As and avid hiker, Barbara has completed the Florida State Forest Trailwalker Program achieving the rank of Trailmaster in just over a year. Barbara has also supported the Trailwalker Program by blogging and maintaining a photo group on Flickr. She has also had success participating in their quarterly photo contest by placing first place in several categories with the highlights of being selected as the Autumn Quarter Overall Winner for 2009 and 2010 for Longtail Skipper Hovering, Seminole State Forest, and Immature Red Shouldered Hawk, Picayune Strand State Forest.
Barbara truly loves spending time in Florida’s Forests and is working toward creating a volunteer opportunity to assist with the Trailwalker Program.
As an avid conservationist, Barbara spends time volunteering for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission primarily in the Brooksville Ridge Region and the Withlacoochee State Forest. Among other duties, her primary involvement has been with habitat enhancement and monitoring of the Federally endangered Red Cockaded Woodpecker.

All of my photographs are copyright protected, all rights reserved. They may not be used for artist reference, reproduced, blogged, redistributed, copied or manipulated for commercial or personal use under any circumstances without my written consent. (c) B A Bowen Photography