St. George Island, Florida
I can think of no better way to celebrate the changing to Daylight Savings Time than to take some photos of a tremendous sunset over Apalachiacola Bay from St. George Island.
8 Cool Things to do in the Florida Everglades –
8 Cool Things to do in the Everglades
On the southern tip of Florida is 1.5 million acres designated as Everglades National Park. Surrounded by The Big Cypress Preserve, the Fakahatchee Strand and the Florida Panther Wildlife Refuge, the area offers: sawgrass marshes, cypress swamps, hardwood hammocks, pinelands, mangroves, and estuaries. These diverse ecosystems make for all manner of wildlife, ecotourism and exploration. […]
Swimming Hall of Fame, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The Triple Lindy –
I arrive at the HOF and Museum complex and park on the road adjacent to the museum right at 9:00am. I am shocked that parking is available on the beach frontal road and only $3.75 for 3 hours. A large competition pool nestles between 2 buildings; one being the Swimming Museum the other the Swimming Hall of Fame. I walk to the Hall of Fame to find doors are locked. […]
Ghost Orchid, Fakahatchee Strand Florida
Dendrophylax lindenii – The Ghost Orchid
Wild orchids will only grow in areas of their particular liking. Requiring just the right amount of light, temperature, nutrients, and humidity. Even preferring a particular trees bark of a certain angle to nestle itself into. One of the most finicky and rare is the Ghost Orchid. The Ghost Orchid gets its name as its white flowing shape appears to hover in mid-air.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy – Inaugural Launch
3-2-1 – Liftoff
After the last scrubbed attempt of the Atlas rocket launch, I miss my chance to see a live rocket launch. I really want to see a live launch. I’m pretty bummed that the next scheduled launch at the KSC, Kennedy Space Center, is a daytime launch. I really want to photograph a nighttime launch. They say things work out for a reason. If I had seen my original launch, I wouldn’t have made the trip back for the inaugural launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The Falcon Heavy is a concept from the visionary Elon Musk. […]
Gasparilla, Tampa, FL
Gasp, A Pirate!
The name Gasparilla comes from legendary pirate Jose Gaspar, the last of the Buccaneers, who terrorized the 
coastal waters of West Florida during the late 18th and early 19th century. Since 1904, the city of Tampa annually re-enacts the historic pirate invasion of the city.
I waiver on going to the event as the crowd estimates are 300-500,000 people. I’m just not convinced I want to dive into that mess. I awake early and the local TV stations have already started their event coverage with interviews and shots of the bay. They mention that Gasparilla is the 3rd largest parade/event in the US. I have since been unable to find the source of that ranking, but it was enough for me to scramble to make the 1.5-hour drive to the party. […]