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Turner River, Big Cypress

Photos by Lee Smith, with Don McCumber, Kayak Guide
Everyone should try this at least once in your life – Kayaking on the Turner River, Big Cypress, in South Florida

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Traveled via kayak with my friend Don to see the Turner River and the Mangrove Tunnels — Turner River, Big Cypress – IMG_2599

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Smallwood Store, Chokoloskee, FL

Small slice of history out in the south western portion of Florida. The Smallwood Store in Chokoloskee, FL was first built in 1906 by Ted Smallwood, as a Trading Post to serve the remote Everglades area.

Pickerel Weed of the Marsh, Davie, FL

Pickerel Weed (Pontederia cordata)
The nectar of Pickerel weed flowers attracts insects, including bees and butterflies. It grows along many of the fresh water ponds, canals, marshes and across the glades

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Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Photo by Lee Smith

Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Boynton Beach, Florida

Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Photo by Lee Smith

The morning begins to wake things up across the marshes of South Florida Everglades

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