Hiking

Ya'axché Conservation Trust. A nongovernmental organization that manages the 15,000-acre Golden Stream corridor preserve north of Punta Gorda, Ya'axché Conservation Trust also organizes "ranger patrol hikes." These hikes start at the field station at Golden Stream, with a climb of the fire tower for a bird's-eye view of the area, and then "ranger work" such as wildlife logs, patrols, and biodiversity transects. This is something of an adventure in an area not normally accessible to visitors. 20A George Price St., Punta Gorda, Toledo. 722/0108; www.yaaxche.org.