trees – Revenge of the JPEG

Corkscrew Swamp Cypress Boardwalk

Hidden in southeast Florida lies one of the last remaining old growth Cypress stands. I call it the south’s version of the Redwood Forest.

As you walk amongst these giant trees a sense of awe overcomes you. Somehow these trees were spared the lumber mill, and now preserved by the Audubon society located between Naples and Fort Myers, a short hop off I-75.

A must visit for anyone traveling up the west coast of Florida.

I took this shot on the boardwalk trail, with the sunlight managing to peek through the trees creating this

Hillsborough River Footbridge

Here is a photo taken while at the Hillsborough River State Park outside of Tampa Florida.

It was a short drive from St Pete for me. One of the only places to go in Florida where there is some semblance of a significant river flowing over rocks. A great place to start practicing for my eventual move to northern Colorado where capturing the Big Thompson or Cache la Poudre rivers during spring thaw has become one of my favorite things to photograph.

At the park there are a couple of bridges where the trail crosses the river, here is my capture of one of those.