A view like this is worth waking up early for. Waking up early has never been easy for me, but I can’t complain when my morning consists of gliding across the headwaters of the Everglades on an airboat ride with Marsh Landing Adventures. There is something so relaxing and peaceful about an airboat ride; maybe it’s the fresh air or maybe it’s the spectacular views. Well, no matter what it is, I know that after being on my fair share of…
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That’s right…on my recent trip to Wild Florida I got to hang out with sloths, lemurs and gators. Bet you didn’t realize I kept such wild company. So, before I made all these new friends, I took a little trip through the headwaters of the Everglades on an airboat. If you have never been on an airboat before, you should. It is a little noisy, but it’s also peaceful. I know those two don’t usually go together, but on an…
Almost didn’t make it through the day, the giant gator at Gatorland almost got me. Luckily, I was able to crawl out of the mouth and make it to safety. I ran until I reached the Screamin’ Gator Zipline. I was suited up in my harness and helmet and made my way to the first platform. I walked up at least 100 steps and found myself at the platforms edge. My only option was to zip across. I took the…
That day I was feeling brave at Gatorland…maybe a little too brave. There was a trainer behind the camera, so I felt safe but several of my friends and family have told me never to get that close to a gator again. My advice to anyone wanting to capture a photo like this…if you don’t want people to get upset with you for “putting your life at risk” then just get a photo from a little farther away. Like this…