The Everglades National Park was the first place where we felt like honest-to-goodness birders. We walked around book in hand, binoculars on point, ears wide open. Our heightened senses weren’t necessary; birds are everywhere! The Park’s famed Anhinga Trail follows a boardwalk through a densely inhabited landscape. The birds (and the alligators) seem too content [...]
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Birdwatching Week: Everglades National Park
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Birdwatching, Everglades, Florida on April 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Everglades National Park – Shark Valley
Posted in National Parks, tagged Alligators, Birdwatching, Boardwalk, Endangered, Everglades, Florida, Kid Friendly, National Park, Zoo on January 21, 2005 | 2 Comments »
south Florida
Visited: January 21, 2005
NPS Site Visited: 133 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
WHAT IS IT?
At 1.5 million acres, Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. This review covers the Shark Valley area, which consists of a loop road leading to an observation tower through a freshwater slough ecosystem.
BEAUTY (8/10)
A freshwater [...]
Everglades National Park – Main Entrance
Posted in National Parks, tagged Alligators, Beach, Birdwatching, Canoeing, Crocodiles, Endanged Park, endangered species, Everglades, Florida, Kayaking, Manatee, National Park, Osprey on January 21, 2005 | 2 Comments »
near Florida City, Fla.
Visited: January 21, 2005
NPS Site Visited: 133 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
WHAT IS IT?
At 1.5 million acres, Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. This review covers the areas of the park accessible through its main entrance located just outside Florida City, Fla. This stretch of road [...]
Voyageurs National Park
Posted in National Parks, tagged Backcountry, Bald Eagle, Birdwatching, Boating, Canoeing, Fishing, great campsites, Minnesota, National Park, Private Island, Voyageurs, Water-Based Park on June 4, 2004 | 2 Comments »
near International Falls, Minn.
Visited: June 4, 2004
NPS Site Visited: 51 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
WHAT IS IT?
A boreal forest ecosystem carved by Ice Age glacial action consisting of dozens of lakes and hundreds if not thousands of islands. Voyageurs NP is a water-based park. 84,000 acres of water, in fact. Hiking trails exist, but their [...]
