Still Gravity

The Old Tamiami Trail at the entrance of Shark Valley, Florida - License our images  here . This is a historical image because soon the Old Tamiami Trail will be no more. The old road built by James Franklin Jaudon in the 1920s is being removed to help with the water flow of the Everglades to the south. Six miles of the roadbed will be eliminated. This is an important restoration project for South Florida. 

The beauty of the wetlands of Big Cypress, Florida -  License our images here . These are the places we know in Big Cypress, a national preserve located between Miami and Naples. Check the photos at the end of the main text.  Visitor Centers There are two visitor centers in the preserve, and both are in the Tamiami Trail. The Headquarters of the preserve is at the west visitor center which is the closest to Naples ( map ). The Oasis Visitor Center on the east is the closest to Miami ( map ). These are the places to stop for information, guidance, and permits.  Camping There are two camps by the Tamiami Trail, the only road the connects east and west Florida in this area. One is named Midway ( map ), the other Monument Lake ( map ).  Midway is the only one with electric hookups. 26 RV sites and 10 for tents circle a lake. There is potable water and a dump station. Beware of the alligators in the lake. Monument Lake 

The beauty of the Everglades in a rainy day - License our images  here .         This trail is on the southwest boundaries of the city of Miami, Florida. It runs through the limits of Everglades National Park . Little over six miles long - we started from the trailhead at the entrance of  Chekika Recreation Area . The ride was around 13 miles round trip.  The trailhead of Edge of Everglades Trail at the entrance to Chekika.  The Edge of Everglades Trail ends at the Levee L-30N on the canal C-30. Following the levee north will add six more miles to the trip. L-30N ends on the Tamiami Trail west from the Miccosukee Indians Casino. We didn't do it this time.   Edge of Everglades goes through somehow remote areas. It's very rural and to the west you will keep the company of the "River of Grass"- the Glades. There is no cover from th

Collage of our best photos of the buildings of Eufaula.  We spent a day in Eufaula, Alabama. The attraction here is the antebellum houses. After our walking tour of the old town, we pulled the bikes and rode the Yoholo Micco Trail. Eufaula saved its precious architecture because surrendered to the Union forces during the Civil War. The city was founded in 1823 and named after a local Creek tribe. There is another city named Eufaula in Oklahoma - the old Indian Territory . The Creeks were obligated to move there in 1832 and founded that town. In the Eufaula of Alabama, we stopped by the Kendall Manor mansion (top-left image). The Civil War halted the construction of this three-story home that wasn't finished until 1872.  The dilapidated Bluff City Inn from 1885 barely survives at the center of the city (top-fourth image). Facing it, at the center of