Kat Sack here! Sometimes Katastrophic Sackrilege to the running community, but most definitely The Mountain Lioness to those who follow and join my adventures. I currently call Tallahassee, FL home. The mountains are my favorite place to be and explore but given my location, I dive into other types of rad places too!

I created this blog as a personal project to document my adventures. Photos are great, but I love text describing more of the story and to recall what I have learned. I am no expert at outdoorsy activities, but I learn as I go! If you end up here, I hope you can get something out of it.

My original focus was on backpacking, hiking, camping, kayaking, and mountain biking. I have thus shifted the scope as I discovered my love for National and State Parks. I have the National Parks Passport and the Florida State Parks passport which have allowed me to discover places I originally would never have seen. Now I write about national monuments, history, run-cations, etc.

At some point I hope to dive into personal growth as well with topics including self-sufficiency and improvement, turning boredom into adventure, steps to heal my body and mind, and overcoming social adversities.

Life is an adventure. Go outside. Pay attention to all that is around you. Get lost in the moment. Everything has a story. Listen for it, even if you do not speak the same language.

Florida's 175 State Parks

Shortly after beginning this blog, I purchased the Florida State Parks Passport at Torreya State Park. At the time, there were 174 parks across Florida. A new one has been added since. I'm on a quest to visit every park. The passport is grouped by region, which is how I have everything recorded below. 

If I have visited the park, it is listed below. The number before the park name indicates the number of the park in the book (generally West to East and North to South). The value in the brackets is the order I have visited the parks after I acquired the passport. Under each park is the date and (hopefully!) a link to the blog post of when I visited the park. There could be multiple occasions for some parks!

Each park has its own stamp; however, not all parks have a ranger on site for stamping. The park's page in the book shows the location at which park you can get each stamp. This book has created more purpose in my life, and I'm starting to like Florida more and more. Turns out, it isn't all just beaches! Because sand sucks.

Northwest Region

North Central Region


Northeast Region


Central West Region


Central Region


Central East Region



Southwest Region


Southeast Region

  • 162: The Barnacle Historic State Park [16/175]
    • 2017-10-14

Order of Visits

  1. Torreya State Park [2017-04-08]
  2. Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park [2017-04-23]
  3. Florida Caverns State Park [2017-04-29]
  4. Falling Waters State Park [2017-04-29]
  5. Econfina River State Park [2017-06-11]
  6. Troy Springs State Park [2017-07-22]
  7. Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park [2017-07-22]
  8. Lafayette Blue Springs State Park [2017-07-22]
  9. Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park [2017-08-05]
  10. John Gorrie Museum State Park [2017-08-06]
  11. Orman House Historic State Park [2017-08-06]
  12. Blackwater River State Park [2017-09-29]
  13. Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park [2017-09-29]
  14. Blackwater Heritage State Trail [2017-09-29]
  15. Jonathan Dickinson State Park [2017-10-12]
  16. The Barnacle Historic State Park [2017-10-14]
  17. Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park [2017-10-15]
  18. Seabranch Preserve State Park [2017-10-15]
  19. Washington Oaks Gardens State Park [2017-10-15]
  20. Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park [2017-10-28]
  21. Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park [2018-03-03]
  22. Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park [2018-03-04]
  23. Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park [2018-03-15]
  24. Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park [2018-03-15]
  25. Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail [2018-03-17]
  26. San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park [2018-03-17]
  27. Bald Point State Park
  28. Big Shoals State Park [2018-06-03]
  29. Lake Talquin State Park [2018-06-17]
  30. Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park [2018-07-29]
  31. Ochlockonee River State Park [2018-08-11]
  32. Constitution Convention Museum State Park [2018-09-08]
  33. Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park [2018-09-30]
  34. Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park [2018-09-30]
  35. Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park [2018-10-28]
  36. Forest Capital Museum State Park [2018-12-23]
  37. Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park [2018-12-23]
  38. Ponce de Leon Springs State Park [2019-03-23]
  39. Ravine Gardens State Park [2019-12-24]
  40. Anastasia State Park [2019-12-26]
  41. Three Rivers State Park [2019-12-28]


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