Florida, As It Used to Be
I don’t think there are many places in America where people have had a greater impact on the overall environment than in the state of Florida. The Everglades, that swampy “river of grass” that once extended from Lake Okeechobee to the Florida Bay, has been interrupted by highways and sugar [...]
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De Soto National Memorial, Bradenton, Florida
Posted in Florida, tagged coastline, De Soto, environment, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, mangroves, National Parks, travel on January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, Florida
Posted in Florida, tagged Castillo de San Marcos, Florida, history, National Parks, St. Augustine, travel on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
[Note: the following post contains some mature language. Sorry, Mom.]
Tourists are People, Too
I spend an awful lot of time harping about tourist traps. I find them crowded, expensive, artificial, and uninteresting. I’m probably one of the 1% (or less) of Americans who’ve been to Disney World and didn’t like it. The best part of my [...]
Canaveral National Seashore, Titusville, Florida
Posted in Florida, tagged Cape Canaveral, Florida, Kennedy Space Center, NASA, National Parks, travel on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sea Turtles, Sure, They’re Cool, but This is NASA!!!!
The National Park Service is all about protecting the nation’s wildlife and natural wonders. On the Atlantic coast of Florida, they control the beautiful Canaveral National Seashore, refuge to sea turtles, manatees, and various wading birds.
Yeah, whatever. Nearby is the Kennedy Space Center!! W00t w00t!!!
America has two [...]
