suggestions for florida vacation??

If you do decide to head down to Everglades National Park, take the long route and drive Janes Senic Drive. You get off of I-75 at SR 29 south. It's a few miles south on the right. The sign is small so you have to watch for it. The road turns to hard packed dirt that takes you through the Fakahatchee Strand. You have to turn around and leave the same way you came in. Then get back on SR 29 south until you hit US 41 (Tamiami Trail). Go east. There is another road that is worth checking out east on US 41 called Turner River Road. It's on the north side and again you will have to turn around to get out, but Turner River Road takes you into the Big Cypress National Preserve.

Once back to US 41, continue east and on the south side is the Shark River area of Everglades National Park, if you want to check it out. To get to the main area of the park, continue east on US 41 until you get to Krome Ave. Turn right on Krome and continue south until you hit Homestead/Florida City. You will see signs directing you to the park entrance.

Craig

wow, thanks a lot, i just printed that off... do you work there or something??


my uncle owns a bamboo farm in homestead and has done a lot of research in the everglades, but he's kind of a loner so i dont know think he could take me anywhere cool. thanks again!

Your welcome and no I don't work there. I've lived here all my life and used to haunt these areas back in the '70s as a teen. I've recently visited several places and they still seem worth while.

Bamboo farm! I'm in the market as I'm redoing some landscaping. I really like the black and two tone varieties. Does he sell to the public? LOL

If you do decide to hit some of those places, make sure you take extra fuel.

Here are some gator pics from my most recent trip to Janes Scenic Drive.

This guy was crossing the road and I stopped my truck about 4' away. When I took the pic, I was only 2-3 feet from him.

http://redtailboa.net/pp/data/4462/roadgator.JPG

This pic was taken from my drivers side window. I was right at the edge of the road, looking down on her. She had a bunch of babies around her and was hissing at me the whole time.

http://redtailboa.net/pp/data/4462/momma-a.JPG

Craig

nice pics, thanks again! btw, is the zoo in naples any good?

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Originally Posted by kzooherpetoculturist

nice pics, thanks again! btw, is the zoo in naples any good?

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I'm not familiar with that zoo, I live at the east end of "Alligator Alley" which is what the section of I 75 between Naples and US 27 is called. The MetroZoo in Dade county is pretty impresive.

Craig

yeah from what i was reading it sounded pretty small... it said their specialty is big cats.

i dont know if we'll have time to go all the way over to the east side... we're trying to get that figured out.