Another from my recent trip to Florida:





Jim

Very nice, Jim. My Blue Heron. I am getting myself psyched into a sunrise this weekend. LOL, it is so much easier when the DST is in effect.

James

Nice Little Blue, Jim. Where'd you find him?

Jim

Thanks James & Jim.

Jim, I took this shot from a boat in the Myakka River State Park. We really enjoyed our visit to your neck of the woods. The weather was fine most of the time & the only place we encountered mosquitoes was at Flamingo Campground in Everglades NP. I have a few more nice shots from our trip that I will post over the next few days.

James, I envy your ability to get out of bed early enough to catch a sunrise. I miss so many wonderful opportunities because of my inability to get up, get organized, and get out there in time to catch the light.

Jim

Jim,
did you get up to the Orlando area at all or did you stick to the Everglades area?

Jim

Jim:

We entered Florida at Pensacola and followed HWY 98 along the Gulf Coast until it merged with US 19/27, which we took South. We skirted the Orlando and Tampa/St Petersburg areas on I-75. The closest we got to Orlando was a night in a KOA at Wildwood. Around Naples, we took US 41 (Tamiami Trail) the rest of the way down. While in Florida, we stayed at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park - which is more like a fancy RV Park, Manatee Springs SP, Crystal River Preserve SP, Rainbow Springs SP, Homosassa Wildlife SP - which is like a wildlife rehabilitation facility , Myakka River SP, Gulf Coast of Everglades NP, and Flamingo Campground at the tip of Everglades NP.

I have to say, in my opinion Florida has the best and most extensive State Park system I have encountered in all my travels and people sure seem to take good advantage of them.

Jim

Jim,
nice trip and you took in some really nice parks during a good spell of really nice weather. Glad you enjoyed it. Wish we could have caught up with each other. I would have enjoyed it.

Jim