Ochopee, United States

Making my way down the Gulf side of Florida, I finally got to the big swamps.  I decided to take the old highway 41 route through the Everglades.  The first park you go through is Big Cypress.  I was pressed for time so I only dropped in at ...

We had to go back to pickup this stamp! We visited this park in 1993 when the kids were with us, but that was before we knew about the National Parks Passport, which I am now determined to get stamped whenever possible. Unless you take an airboat or ...

The Big Cypress Preserve and the Everglades National Park is a 1 1/2 hour drive from Fort Myers in Ochopee.  We stopped for an airboat tour and a walk to search for crocodiles at Wooten's.  The airboat tour was allot of fun I only wish it lasted ...