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December 3, 2017September 9, 2020

Everglades National Park

I’m going to take you on a quick visual “day visit” to Florida’s national park – the Everglades.

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The American Alligator, motionless in the grasses
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The alligator, waiting for an unsuspecting prey (not me).
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Gorgeous, glass top water in the slough of the Aningha trail

A quick trip 45 minutes north of Key Largo takes me to Everglades National Park, which encases over 1 million acres of habitat unique to South Florida. The Everglades, a marshy landscape of water, weeds, and wildlife, has no other parallel in the world.

As my tourguide Leon said, “The Everglades do not scream at visitors, but whispers to us. If you listen to those whispers, they grow stronger.”

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Sign pointing to the two trails available at the first stop through the Homestead entrance of the Everglades.
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The winding pathway of the Anhingha trail floats over the slough for a 360 degree view of this unique environment.

Established in 1947, the Everglades Park protects species not found anywhere else in the world, due to it’s unique tropical environment and marshy wetland. These include the leatherback turtle, the Florida panther, and the West Indian manatee.

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Another alligator, showing off his tan.

A slough is a wetland, marsh or shallow lake, through which an array of biodiversity winks at its visitors.

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A cascade of colors, a backdrop of weeds interlaced in the water
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A baby alligator, floating hidden in a hammock of branches
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Tucked away, he floats the day away.

For a 45 minute drive, the change of scenery seemed like a world away from today’s troubles. I could drive for miles and miles, 4 or more hours from top to bottom in the park, of no buildings, homes, stores. No elevation. Just flatlands, marshes, creatures of all sorts, and this air – so clean and fresh.

For more national park adventures, see my post from this summer when I visited Glacier National Park.

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  3. twobytour says:
    December 3, 2017 at 10:30 pm

    Wonderful post. I went as a child, and I don’t think I was able to truly appreciate the whispers let alone listen for them.

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    1. kissinthekeys says:
      December 5, 2017 at 2:58 pm

      Thank you. I found it very peaceful there.

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