Wayne's kayak tour of Loxahatchee NWR

This is a 5.5 mile canoe/kayak loop. In some places the "trail" is narrow enough that grasses which hang over were close enough on both sides to touch them with my 230 cm paddle.

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Me dumping water out of kayak as it had rained quite a bit recently and the kayak was right side up on top of my car. Just pushed off from the put-in. Close to the entry "gate" to the 5.5 mile loop.
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Just inside the entry gate. Typical view on the trail. Another typical view to the side.
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7' Alligator VERY CLOSE to me! Same VERY CLOSE Alligator. The dead trees on the left are washed out in this shot.
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A beautiful Hawk sitting in a washed out dead tree. Another typical view. Coming out of the loop.

I only met the one Alligator but saw many "swirls" in the waters around me as I paddled through the loop.



Last updated: 1/30/05

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