Florida Trail vanishes into the haze

Can you see the underpass
where hikers cross underneath?

BTW: The haze on the horizon
is smoke blowing in from a prescribed
burn in Fakahatchee Strand.

Look both ways!

How did the hiker cross the road?

Answer: He/she walked underneath.

Can you see the Florida Trail?

The Florida Trail intersects with Interstate 75 in the northern outskirts of Big Cypress Nat'l Preserve. Of course the latter tends to have more traffic. Thus it is the former that is inconvenienced.

Hikers detour to the west where there is an underpass.


They may also grab a snack at the rest area, too.

Witness trees stay mum

These trees were right next to it,
but they weren't saying a thing.

Did anybody hear this tree?

This tree actually made a huge splash when it fell ...

Or did it just splat down on bare peat?

Some mysteries may
 just never be solved.

The next question is whether it made a sound?

Headlights at high noon

It gets dark during midday summer storms!

Poinciana gets wet ...

... and deservedly so.
(After all, it is the start of June!)

Colorful gutter ...

... could use a little rain.
(After all, it is June 1st.)

Hydrologic snapshot (for Loxahatchee)

This map provides a "weekly updated"
hydrologic snapshot of the Loxahatchee (and WCA2).

It's "interactive," too:
Click on the icons to view
statistical and historical charts of the data.

To view it (and use it) week after week,
simply click on the Loxahatchee Snapshot 
icon on the right-hand sidebar of Go Hydrology!