Myakka River State Park
Location: east of Sarasota, Florida
Date: March 2, 2008
Myakka River surrounds the Myakka River, Lake Myakka, Lower Myakka Lake, and the surrounding wetlands and forests. During my visit I first went on an airboat tour of Upper Myakka Lake. The park claims that the boats are some of the world's largest airboats. On the tour around the lake I saw a variety of birds and several alligators.
After the airboat tour I went to the canopy walkway. The walkway is 25 feet above the ground and 100 feet long. At one end of the walkway is a tower that rises to 74 feet above the canopy of the surrounding forest. I thought this walkway was really interesting as you could see all the bromeliads and other life living above the ground in the trees. The Boylston Nature Trail is a short loop trail that connects to the canopy walkway.
© Copyright 2017 Matthew Pintar. All rights reserved.
Date: March 2, 2008
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| On the Lake Myakka airboat tour |
Myakka River surrounds the Myakka River, Lake Myakka, Lower Myakka Lake, and the surrounding wetlands and forests. During my visit I first went on an airboat tour of Upper Myakka Lake. The park claims that the boats are some of the world's largest airboats. On the tour around the lake I saw a variety of birds and several alligators.
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| View from the canopy walkway tower |
After the airboat tour I went to the canopy walkway. The walkway is 25 feet above the ground and 100 feet long. At one end of the walkway is a tower that rises to 74 feet above the canopy of the surrounding forest. I thought this walkway was really interesting as you could see all the bromeliads and other life living above the ground in the trees. The Boylston Nature Trail is a short loop trail that connects to the canopy walkway.
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| Looking down on the canopy walkway from the tower |
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| View from the canopy walkway tower |
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| Bromeliads in trees along the canopy walkway |
© Copyright 2017 Matthew Pintar. All rights reserved.
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