Jan 31, 2009

Well-fed gator



Here's a gator lounging along the bank at the Naples Zoo.

Jan 29, 2009

Cypress trunks



View of cypress along the Tamiami Trail.

Jan 28, 2009

Gate keeper



This gator seemed to be standing (lying) guard at the solar panel for one of our monitoring stations down on Loop Road.

Jan 27, 2009

Winter storm



Here's the small creek flowing fast and full after a winter rain. Twenty four hours later it was flowing at half that rate.

Jan 26, 2009

Ant boat



What's that saying about people looking like ants when viewed from a high vantage? Here's a view of Estero Bay from a few thousand feet.

Jan 25, 2009

Jan 24, 2009

Boats in

Evaporation pan freeze



On this day, 6 years ago, the evaporation pan at the Big Cypress Basin in Naples froze. Talk about a photo worthy event. Thanks for the photo Andy!

Jan 23, 2009

Double vision




Not to be mistaken with the Yosemite Falls, this is the Nevada and Vernal Falls of the Merced River.

Jan 22, 2009

Full view



Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls.

Jan 21, 2009

Lower



Lower falls of Yosemite River.

Jan 20, 2009

From a distance



Another view of the upper falls.

Jan 19, 2009

Upper



Upper falls of the Yosemite River

Jan 18, 2009

Nevada up close



A closer view of Nevada Falls.

Jan 17, 2009

Nevada Falls



The Merced River's Nevada Falls in Yosemite National Park.

Jan 16, 2009

Jan 15, 2009

How tall.


I'd like to get a measurement on this tree. I'm guessing it's around 100 ft tall. The tallest of the giant redwoods grow to 340 ft.

Jan 13, 2009

Cypress giant


Looking up at one of the cypress giants at Big Cypress Bend.

Jan 12, 2009

Big entrance


Entrance to boardwalk at Big Cypress Bend.

Jan 11, 2009

Witness post

This survey marker is located at the entrance to Big Cypress Bend boardwalk.  There's a new datum in town.  It's called NAVD 1988, replacing the long standing NGVD 1929.  

Jan 8, 2009

Hundreds of view

Here's another view from Bridge 100. Clyde Butcher's studio is on the left hand side of the photo.

Jan 6, 2009

Bridge 100


What's my favorite bridge on the Tamiami Trail?  Bridge 100 would be one of them.  It's just east of the Oasis Visitor Center at Clyde Butcher's photo gallery.

Jan 5, 2009

Walk in

Just south of the S-333, there's an access point for walking in to Everglades National Park along the L-67 extention levee.

Jan 4, 2009

Miami-Dade

Here's the sign in other direction: "Welcome to Miami."

Jan 3, 2009

Entering Collier County

Here's the entrance into Collier County from the Everglades side, along the Tamiami Trail

Jan 2, 2009

Park inflows

The S12D is the highest flowing of the S12 gates that delivers water to downstream Everglades National Park.

Jan 1, 2009

S12D

The S12D is just down the road from the S333, which if you look closely, you can see in the background.

Submit your photos!

Submit your watershed photos to robert_sobczak@nps.gov. Please include your name, a brief caption, and when the photo was taken.