We began our second day in Everglades National Park at the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center near the park's east entrance. From there we made our way to Royal Palm. We had been told that this was a good place to see lots of wildlife. Normally the Anhinga Trail is self-guided but we happened to … Continue reading Wildlife-Palousa in the Everglades
Everglades National Park is one of the places that David and I have wanted to visit for some time now. Since we started full-timing, we have spent several winters in Florida but had not ventured down to southern part of the Florida peninsula until this year. Everglades National Park was a real surprise for us … Continue reading River of Grass – Everglades National Park, FL
It was time to explore the lower elevations of the park and head toward the Rio Grande Village and its views of the famous river. One of our first vistas was the river canyon walls at sunset. In the previous post (link) we explored the Chisos Mountains area that is the location of the park … Continue reading Hot Springs, Donkeys, Rio Grande, and a Ghost Town – Big Bend National Park
This winter David and some of his best friends decided to fly to Texas so we could visit Big Bend National Park. This has been on our backpacking group’s “bucket list” for quite a while and is one of the places that we could visit without worrying about freezing weather. Big Bend is one park … Continue reading You Can See Mexico From Here – Big Bend National Park
On the Sarasota Bay are two stunning estates: The Ringling Estate and the Crosley Estate. The former, called Ca’d’Zan, was built in the mid-1920s and the later, called Seagate, was built in 1927. David and I visited the Ringling Estate the last time we were in Florida but we did not have time to see … Continue reading Living large in Sarasota, Florida
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