Revisit The Florida Everglades

We didn't take the time to see the Everglades when we drove across from west to east on Highway 41 so we decided to go back and spend the day. We took a two hour tram ride and educational program with a park ranger and then walked the two boardwalk nature trails. The results were a better understanding of the ecosystem, and how decisions changed the area, and how it can be improved with better management. I almost wanted to hug a tree, but it would require walking through the swamp to get to the nearest "hammock" (islands composed of limestone, and soil creating by some natural erosion assisted by the alligators creating "holes" to nest in). All this is to say snakes and alligators over rule tree hugging.

We ended the day with a trip to downtown Miami which resulted in a nice non-tollway trip up the coast on a secondary highway in which we completly frustrated Hillary(our GPS) who stayed true to her political bias by continuing to tell us "recalculating, turn left". Below I have provided a visual tour for those of you who haven't had an opportunity to see the everglades. If you know the names of all these animals, let me know. I am still looking them up.

We had another great day in Florida!!