Saturday, February 6
This was the second trail we took, the Gumbo Limbo.
I really liked the different colors of tree bark.
The Gumbo Limbo tree has rust orange bark.
Loved the striped bark of this palm tree.
Alligator!
This one was moving!
Earlier in the hike we had come up behind this family too quietly, and accidentally scared the little boy. He turned and looked up at me and screamed! So much for my ego. I was happy to be able to point out the alligator to him a few minutes later – they were very excited to see it. That alligator – now that’s a scary mug!
On the left side of this picture are several branches with epiphytes.
I don’t even remember what the rest of the Gumbo Limbo tree looks like, I was so taken with the orange trunk.
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