When the people sat around on the porch and passed around the pictures of their thoughts for the others to look at and see, it was nice. The fact that the thought pictures were always crayon enlargements of life made it even nicer to listen to. -- Zora Neale Hurston
On the road down, along Alligator Alley.
On the Main Park Road
Ghostly dwarf cypress
38 mi of road, a stunning array of ecosystems.
On the Mahogany Hammock trail
A chameleon strikes a pose in silhouette.
Mahogany Hammock was mostly about the plant life.
Ferns …
Airplants …
A strangler fig
It looks more like a veldt than a swamp.
Approaching sunset at the Anhinga Trail.
The Anhinga Trail was teaming with animal life.
My closest encounter ever with an owl in the wild.
A great blue heron
Yes, Virginia, there are alligators in the Everglades!
Sunset over the Ahninga Trail
A famous produce stand just outside the park.
You wouldn't know there's a lime shortage here!
Look at those mangoes!! Roberts makes a mean fruit smoothie!!!
At a gas station in the Miccosukee Nation on the way home.