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(Message started by: pattik on Jan 13^th, 2006, 11:56am)

Title: Florida Travel Pics
Post by pattik on Jan 13^th, 2006, 11:56am

Here are a few photos from the best thing I did in Florida over the past week. This is a "black water" cypress swamp which is beautifully preserved. Without the boardwalk, most of us would never be able to get into the midst of this very difficult environment.

The boardwalk...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/northcolor/corkscrew/boardwalk.jpg

Foot of a cypress tree in the black water...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/northcolor/corkscrew/swamp2.jpg

This deer wasn't watching us..she was fixated on the gator in the next pic.....
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/northcolor/corkscrew/deer.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/northcolor/corkscrew/gator.jpg

This is a typical bromeliad attached to the cypress. They're attached to the trees and look like fright wigs. Like the orchids, they live in the air, and don't actually feed off the trees.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/northcolor/corkscrew/brom.jpg

There were nesting wood storcks
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/northcolor/corkscrew/storck.jpg

...and tons of migratory water birds like this small blue heron wading through this "lettuce" lake.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/northcolor/corkscrew/heron.jpg

Title: Re: Florida Travel Pics
Post by floridian on Jan 13^th, 2006, 12:48pm

Cool! Where's the boardwalk?

Title: Re: Florida Travel Pics
Post by LeLimey on Jan 13^th, 2006, 12:52pm

Wow... how beautiful it is and what clear pics! Being that close to a gator (and not our cuddly variety ;) ) must be an incredible experience. They are so prehistoric looking, quite fearsome beasts.
I can't wait to see some more - thank you!

Title: Re: Florida Travel Pics
Post by sandie99 on Jan 13^th, 2006, 12:54pm

Lovely pics! :)
Wanna see more!

Sanna

Title: Re: Florida Travel Pics
Post by pattik on Jan 13^th, 2006, 12:58pm

This place is called Corkscrew Swamp. It's the crown jewel of the Audubon preserves, and it is located east of Naples. It has over 2.5 miles of boardwalk, and the place is just exquisite. Here's a link: http://www.audubon.org/local/sanctuary/corkscrew/

Yes, I missed my CH family, and I'll put a few more pics together a little later. ;;D

Title: Re: Florida Travel Pics
Post by nani on Jan 13^th, 2006, 2:22pm

What great pics, Pat! Almost makes me wanna go there...(gator phobic :-[ ) Thanks!

Title: Re: Florida Travel Pics
Post by vig on Jan 13^th, 2006, 3:05pm

beautiful stuff!
I'd even like to see the 'gator!

(from a distance)

Title: Re: Florida Travel Pics
Post by Karla on Jan 13^th, 2006, 3:43pm

Thanks for sharring! Looks like you had a great time.

Title: Re: Florida Travel Pics
Post by marlinsfan on Jan 13^th, 2006, 3:51pm

on 01/13/06 at 12:58:52, pattik wrote:

Yes, I missed my CH family

If you had told us you were coming, we would've come out to meet you, and you wouldn't have had to miss us ;;D ;;D

Nice pics! thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: Florida Travel Pics
Post by Langa on Jan 13^th, 2006, 5:16pm

Great pics Pattie! Glad you had a great time!

Though being that close to an alligator gives me the creeps...

The boardwalk looks cool...all windy with a tree stuck in the middle....LOL

Langa

Title: Re: Florida Travel Pics
Post by Kevin_M on Jan 13^th, 2006, 6:56pm

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/northcolor/corkscrew/boardwalk.jpg

Jonny, is that you "not quite" hiding under the boardwalk?

ya wood stork

Nice pictures Patti :)

Title: Re: Florida Travel Pics
Post by Charlie on Jan 13^th, 2006, 8:27pm

http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/digicam.gif

These are really great pictures.

Thanks.

Charlie

Title: Re: Florida Travel Pics
Post by pattik on Jan 15^th, 2006, 10:59am

Just a few more pics...This is an example of lights being a work of art (even though this was as Disney World) [smiley=laugh.gif] it is a 50 yard-long gateway of lights seen from one end, and it changed patterns to different music that was playing.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/northcolor/corkscrew/gate.jpg

The following two pics were views from the little house where I was fortunate to stay on a Gulf Coast beach.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/northcolor/corkscrew/view.jpg

and....
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/northcolor/corkscrew/dune.jpg