Big Cypress - Ochopee,FL ( 1/14 - 1/20)

It’s time for a little road trip with our friends Barbara and Mark (BAM). You will hear a lot about them in our adventures this year as we are going to caravan together throughout the year. We traveled a little bit together last year when we were in Kentucky and Tennessee.

We headed down to big Cypress national preserve in southern Florida. This will be the furthest south we’ve ever been in Florida. We are staying in our RVs at a small campground located inside the national preserve. On the drive, as we got closer to southern Florida, we saw several road signs warning of panther crossing. At first, I didn’t believe what I saw. I thought I made a mistake looking at the sign. But no, there were many panther crossing signs. Wow! It would be so cool if we actually saw one.

Also, along the way we saw lots of street lights with big platforms on top ready for eagles to make their nests

Big Cypress National Preserve is located about 45 miles west of Miami on the Atlantic coastal plain. It also butts up to the Everglades national Park, which is located just south of big Cypress. The 720,000-acre Big Cypress, along with Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas, became the first national preserves in the United States National Park System when they were established on October 11, 1974.

While staying at this campground, we also saw some fox squirrels which are much bigger than traditional squirrels with very bushy tailsRead more