The Wandering Disciple

Rustic cabins like the one here were once the way of life as pioneer settler inhabited the state of Florida. These simple cabins with their tin roofs and wood construction provided a home and refuge of the wilds of an unspoiled Sunshine State.  This is the tenant cabin at the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Park in Cross Creek. Here the famous author lived among the mighty live oaks and wrote some of her most famous works. Today the farm house, the tenant house pictured here and other buildings on the property have been preserved to showcase early life in Florida.  Taken: November 11, 2013 at Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park (Cross Creek, FL)

Literary classics line the bookshelf to help fuel the creative spirit inside the mind of writer Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. From her rustic cabin in rural Florida, she spent her time reading and writing the classics. She is most famous for the classic "The Yearling", but she wrote over 20 novels and short stories. Three of her novels were adapted into movies. Today you can visit her rural cabin in Cross Creek and see where she lived and what inspired her stories. (Photo: November 10, 2013)

From a typewriter on the back porch of a rustic cabin to the pages of literary classics, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings introduced the world to great classics like the Yearling. Today fans of her books can visit her Cross Creek home and be transported back in time and feel the inspiration that led Marjorie to write such great classic novels. (Photo: November 10, 2013)

This little cottage in rural Cross Creek was once the home of prized writer Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. From it’s porch, Rawlings wrote many of her classics. (Photo: November 10, 2013)

From the porch of her Cross Creek home, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote many of her most popular literary pieces. A typewriter and the Florida wilderness gave way to stories that would entertain readers for generations. (Photo: November 10, 2013)

This rustic homestead in Cross Creek was the home of author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. From this rural home, Rawlings wrote the Pulitzer Prize winner novel “The Yearling”. Today the home is part of Florida State Park system and visitors can take a glimpse into the life of Mrs Rawlings. (Photo: November 10, 2013)

Cross Creek, Florida: From the porch of this rustic cabin in rural Florida, author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote literary works that still entertain readers almost 75 years later. It is here she got the inspiration for her Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Yearling. Rawlings moved to the farmhouse in Cross Creek in 1928. She lived here for 25 years before moving to St Augustine where she later died. During her time in Cross Creek, she wrote several literary pieces including The Yearling, Cross Creek, South Moon Under and more. Most of her books reflected her love of Florida.  Today, her homestead is now a Florida State Park. Here visitors can tour the farm lead by history interpreters dressed in 1930’s attire. You can view the homestead furnished with Rawlings personal items, view the tenant house, see the farm or just walk through the gardens and orange grove. There is also a small nature trail that leads into the Cross Creek wilderness. The homestead was listed on ...

Gainesville, Florida:  We awoke for the second day of our weekend camping trip to a cool and comfortable 62 degrees with a light fog over the park.  There is just something about camping in the great outdoors that leads to a great night's sleep.  We woke up refreshed and ready to take on the town for our final day in Gainesville. Our morning routine was changed due to car problems the night before.  As we left from dinner, the truck gave us difficulty starting.  So to keep from getting stranded over 200 miles from home, we decided to tear down camp first thing this morning, pack the car and pray it starts. With camp packed up, we crossed our fingers and fired up the truck.  It started without a problem and we were on our way.  We tried to head to the observation tower and try spotting some bison, but it was still closed.  So we chose to head to breakfast instead.  On the way out of the park, we passed a whole bunch of deer along Savan...