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The Dwarf Cypress of the Everglades
We arrived at the Homestead Entry Gate to Everglades National Park at 6:30 pm on a pitch black, late January evening. As we drove the 38 miles to our lodge accommodations, we noted some small trees just alongside the road that lit up with an eerie, gray glow from the light of the LED headlights…
Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park – Homestead, Florida
As I prepped for our trip to the Everglades and reviewed hiking opportunities, the Anhinga Trail was mentioned again and again. Like many of the trails in the Everglades it is largely a boardwalk trail through a wetland, and is the most visited trail in the park. The Anhinga Trail is located in the Royal…
Back Country Boat Tour, Everglades National Park – Homestead, Florida
On the morning of our first full day in the Everglades we had a reservation for a park sponsored Backcountry Boat Tour. We had decided that to truly understand the ecology of the Everglades, where both salt and fresh water cover much of the surface, we were going to have to get out on the…