Florida! - InvestiGATOR

There's a thrill you get when you find something that you searched long and hard for. Even if that something isn't the biggest or the strongest or the greatest, you still savor the fact that you finally found what you were looking for.

Our alligator hunting crew was thrilled when we finally spotted a wild gator!

It was only a baby gator, but I still wouldn't want to mess with this little guy!

After we had finally found our prey, the fun didn't stop!

Top Left: Little Dude loved checking out the microscopes back at the learning annex.
Top Right: Running off some energy on the boardwalk!
Bottom Left: Thankfully there were rocking chairs at little stops along the boardwalk. Perfect for sitting and enjoying the wildlife.
Bottom Right: An Anhinga dries its feathers giving Big Dude and Grandma a show!

Back at the trailhead there were lots of large grasshoppers. On our way in, Papa had caught one and let Little Dude touch it. On the way out, Little Dude finally had the courage to hold one!

The grasshopper was the size of Little Dude's hand!

There was so much to see - beautiful scenery, peaceful settings, wildlife, amazing texture and colors - that I was glad I brought two cameras on my vacation! I realized I had a shutterbug problem when I was worried about possibly filling up both memory cards!

Still, no amount of pictures could truly capture the beauty of Grassy Waters Preserve!

It was an adventurous day!