Re: [Paddlewise] Florida Everglades

From: Robert J. Matter <rjmatter_at_prodigy.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 01:24:43 -0500
Bob Denton wrote [edited]:
> 
> A typical paddle is 8 or 10 miles and
> then camp out on a white sandy beach. You can also stay on chickees,
> platforms amongst the mangroves or on dirt.

I remember reading a trip report in Canoe & Kayak magazine (or maybe it was Sea Kayaker) a couple years ago about a canoeist or kayaker who went camping in the Everglades and reserved one of those wood platforms.  I believe they have a Porta-Potty on them, a picnic table, and space to pitch a tent.  Well apparently the water level was a little high and when the author paddled to his platform there was a big fat alligator sunning himself on it.

A paddle trip to the Everglades sounds intriguing.

-Bob Matter
Hammond, Indiana

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