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Or <\/mark>West Everglades<\/strong>…<\/mark>Big Cypress National Preserve<\/strong><\/mark> <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Five nights camping in Big Cypress National Preserve<\/strong><\/mark> (#231), at Monument Lake Campground<\/strong><\/mark>. It is only our 5th time camping with Lizzy<\/mark><\/em> in a National Park!<\/strong><\/mark> Despite the website info that there was limited cell service<\/span> and no showers<\/span>, we were pleasantly surprised to discover that was old info<\/strong><\/span>. Monument Lake has the only showers at a Preserve Campground, and is across the street from the only cell tower in the Preserve! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank Goodness! Or this post wouldn’t be out for a few more days! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Surprise, Surprise!<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n
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Enroute to Big Cypress, Mark called his cousin Janice in Ohio to wish her a Happy Birthday. Surprise, surprise, she was actually in Estero, FL, only 71 miles from where we would be camping (even closer to where we were visiting the 1st day). So we got to spend an afternoon and evening with Janice, and made plans for another visit with her and more family, next week from Sarasota. Oh…we had dinner at Ford’s Garage. Mark was so excited about the decor, he even took pictures in the Men’s Room!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back to…Big Cypress National Preserve!<\/strong><\/mark> <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

What an amazing place!<\/mark><\/strong> We will never look at Swamps (“just” a Wet Forest) the same way again! The freshwaters of the Big Cypress Swamp<\/strong><\/mark> are essential to the health of the neighboring Everglades (not too mention, water for Miami!) Fascinating to us…slight<\/span> variations in elevation (~13′ total) effect the length of time an area spends under water in a year, which determines what plants and animals live there, resulting in Five<\/strong> Distinct Habitats<\/a> in the preserve: <\/p>\n\n\n\n