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Everglades

Visiting the Everglades was the highlight of our trip. We hadn’t realized before how big an area it covers, and how varied it is. Continue reading “Everglades”

Author marciePosted on February 3, 2008February 9, 2013Categories Journal, Travels, 2008

Ft. Myers

We stayed for several days in the Ft. Myers area, seeing friends and exploring some of the wildlife preserves. Continue reading “Ft. Myers”

Author marciePosted on February 2, 2008March 6, 2015Categories Journal, Travels, 2008

Manatee Springs State Park

Our next stop was Manatee Springs State Park in Florida. Continue reading “Manatee Springs State Park”

Author marciePosted on February 1, 2008February 9, 2013Categories Journal, Travels, 2008

Okefenokee Swamp

All that Mike and I knew about the Okefenokee Swamp was from reading Pogo when we were kids. We remembered pictures of Pogo poling his flat-bottomed boat through wet swampy pools and between huge trees draped with Spanish moss. Continue reading “Okefenokee Swamp”

Author marciePosted on January 31, 2008February 9, 2013Categories Journal, Travels, 2008

Overview of the Trip – Florida January 2008

We just got back from our first big camper trip to the southeast. It was fun to see some new wild places, and try out the camper to be sure it works the way we want it to. We learned a lot – as we always do when doing something new. Continue reading “Overview of the Trip – Florida January 2008”

Author marciePosted on January 28, 2008February 9, 2013Categories Journal, Travels, 2008

Trip to the southwest – September 2007

We just got back from our first “retirement trip”. Our dream has been to have a camper that we can pull behind a pick up truck, and to trek to beautiful wild places and explore them leisurely. This was a start on the dream. Continue reading “Trip to the southwest – September 2007”

Author marciePosted on September 19, 2007February 9, 2013Categories Journal, Travels, 2007

Karori Wildlife Refuge

One of the most interesting places we visited in New Zealand was a project that seems a lot like our farm project. It’s called Karori Wildlife Refugeand it’s located just a few kilometers from the city center of Wellington. Here are some of the photos we took of the refuge, and a little about the project. Continue reading “Karori Wildlife Refuge”

Author marciePosted on April 20, 2006February 9, 2013Categories Journal, Travels, 2006

New Zealand Butterflies

New Zealand has only 23 species of butterflies. This is probably due to its isolation – it’s difficult for butterflies to colonize remote islands. And 11 of the species are endemic – they live nowhere else.

Continue reading “New Zealand Butterflies”

Author marciePosted on April 8, 2006February 9, 2013Categories Journal, Travels, 2006

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