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Camping in Florida- St. Lucie Lock and Dam, Stuart, Florida

We were happy that we decided to go to a hotel last night. Lots of thunder, lightning and high winds overnight and a tornado was sighted west of where we would have been camping. Today, we would be setting up … Continue reading

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Cycling in Florida – Anhinga Trail Revisited

Monday – After the longer ride to Flamingo the day before, we decided on a shorter trip for today’s outing and cycled over the Nike missile silo area and then went around to the Anhinga Trail again. There were plenty … Continue reading

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Everglades National Park – Nike Missile Site

During the Cuban Missile Crisis of the 1960’s, a portion of the Everglades National Park was used by the U.S. Army as a missile site for the defensive installation of Nike missiles in three bunkers.

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Anhinga Trail, Florida – An Alligator or Two

Once we tore ourselves away from the sight of Black Vultures attacking the cars in the parking lot, we began our walk along the Anhinga Trail and its boardwalks. An interesting experience with Vultures all along the trail, alligators only … Continue reading

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Season’s Greetings

Season’s Greetings Starting up a website. www.megapixeltravel.com, with my son, Graeme, was one of the major milestones for the year. Graeme had been prodding me to think about a blog format for my photo postings for quite some time so … Continue reading

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MacGregor Point Provincial Park

MacGregor Point Provincial Park The night had arrived with a meteor like sunset through a thin slit in the clouds. It didn’t rain overnight though and there were no threatened storms or high winds so sleeping in the tent was … Continue reading

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