Our last day in the everglades, we were very lucky to go out on the free ranger-lead canoe trip at
Nine Mile Pond. Despite intermittent pouring rain, it was a lot of fun. Paddled through mangrove tunnels, sawgrass prairie, and several ponds. At the end of the trail, we saw one really big alligator, but did not see the 13-foot crocodile who resides in that pond. Great experience and would love to do more!
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| The waiting vultures - the ranger warned us all to move our vehicles out of the Nine Mile Pond parking lot onto the main road - apparently the vultures will have a hayday stripping all the rubber from your windows, but they leave the cars on the roadway alone. |
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| Getting ready to launch |
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| Through the mangroves - the largest continuous system of mangroves in the world |
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| The ranger pointed out plant and animal species along the way |
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| listening intently |
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| Through sawgrass prairie - the "River of Grass" |
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| Paddling through the thicker grasses was like riding your bicycle with the brakes on |
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| Pouring rain |
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| It poured intermittently through about half our paddle |
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