Along the Shark Valley Loop in the Everglades National Park, this Louisiana heron was spotted along one of the canals at the water’s edge. Lately, there seems to be a push to rename the bird the tricolored heron, but it will always be the Louisiana to me. Stay tuned, TT The goal of Traveling Ted [...]
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Swamp walk in the Everglades National Park
At a ranger led program at Flamingo in the Everglades National Park, we saw a slide show about suggested activities inside the park. The program started out with saying that many people who enter the Everglades never stray too far from the safety of their car. Although there are some fantastic scenic drives, the interior [...]
Stealthy alligator in Everglades National Park
When you are in the swamps of the Everglades National Park, sometimes you have to strain your eyes a bit to capture wildlife. In nature, it is all about camouflage and this stealthy alligator possesses these attributes in spades. This picture is taken from the Anhinga Trail on the way to Flamingo. A must stop [...]
My five bucket list killers
Bucket lists are the rave in the adventure travel world these days. Everyone wants to make a list of where they want to go before they die and then tell everyone else whether they want to know or not. I am not exception as I have done the obligatory post. I have also examined the [...]
Three wood storks in feeding formation in the Everglades
This photo was taken at Eco Pond at the Flamingo campground at the Everglades National Park in Florida. There is a half mile walk around the pond and there is always something to see. I have seen rails, black-necked stilts, roseate spoonbills, marsh hawks, and an occasional alligator can be found as well. Check out [...]
Van Morrison’s Cyprus Avenue reminiscent of Florida Everglades travel
Music is large part of my life and is a large aspect in the human existence in general. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that another big facet of my life, travel, and music go well together. This combination is not just a big part of my life, but also is true for many other [...]
Camping with raccoons and dogs in Everglades National Park
Camping with raccoons in Florida or anywhere can be interesting to say the least. Many parks have problems with critters big and small, but the most interesting confrontations I have had with wildlife have been with raccoons in the Everglades National Park. The first story comes from a camping trip out to Cape Sable on [...]
Purple gallinule struts along a Florida Everglades shoreline
A bird I had never seen before is the beautiful purple gallinule, but this is a familiar refrain when you go to the Everglades National Park in Florida. I would walk around the corner and run into a bittern, which was another bird I had never seen before, but that photo is for another day. [...]
Baby alligators in the Everglades: awwwww aren’t they cute
Everybody loves babies, and alligators are no different. During a hike along the Shark Valley 11 mile loop in late January in the Everglades National Park in Florida, a few years back, I came upon a series of baby alligator nests. I had seen many alligators large and small previous to this, but this was [...]
Priceless components in my travel bucket list
As travelers we often get too fixated on checking off items on our bucket list and do not spend enough time reflecting on the awesome times we have had. Sometimes, we need to pause and take a break on the relentless journey to the next place and be thankful of the experiences we have had, [...]
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