The first several miles of the loop take you past sawgrass
prairies. These areas look like large tall grassy fields. These areas are at a
higher elevation (just a few inches) thus flood for shorter amounts of time
during the year, thus these prairies cannot not sustain Cypress trees.
The loop continues through dense forest following several Cypress Strands.
Continuing on the loop, there was more water and according to
our guide (we were given a brochure of the drive), there are also river otters in the area; we looked hard but had
no luck. A little farther and we came to the town of Pinecrest. Okay, the word "town" is a very generous word for this
place. It was one broken down building, a mobile home and a rusty car from the 1940s.
The guide said Al Capone once had a home, hotel and brothel here. Really, it’s
hard to believe. At this point we hit the paved road and the back roads drive
was really done.This loop drive was definitely interesting and worth the
time.
Here's a cool alligator pic~
Easy and affordable - no matter where you are!
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Be sure to drive over to the visitor's center and walk out on their observation platform. You should see dozens of large gators, tons of fish (the water is very clear) and evidence of 'walking catfish'. They are what are making the surface of the water bubble in specific spots. The gators love to lunge at these guys for a quick meal. We caught a great video of one of them doing just that.
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