Brew's other other hobby... some recent pics I took...

[brewmaster15]

Al, I also wonder did you get to go deep in by airboat??

No I didn't. I'm not a big fan of the airboats there.....They can be abusive to the wildlife and the ecosystem is just too fragile in my opinion.. The other thing thats not high on my like list is the Mud buggey.....trying to hike a trail used by them is next to impossible. Not saying these things are bad everywhere...but the glades are unique in the world..Theres no place quite like them in the world...due to the geology,climate, Biological influences of temperate and west Indian influences, source of water...and Biodiversity.

I did make many Hikes into the thick of it...Got up close and personal with gators...explored tropical hardwood hammocks, Cypress swamps...went out driving and hiking at night for the denizens....even got to see a Florida panther briefly and at the tip of the glades...I got to see an alligator and Crocodile within a few hundred feet of each other. I've been many times, but never enough times. Someday, I hope to retire to that area...I can't think of anywhere I would rather be.

-al

[Jennie]

True, back in my late teens and early 20's, was not something I gave thought to..Just have good hurricane/flood insurance if you retire there!