Images

Orchid blooming by a swamp pond in Big Cypress National Preserve.

Blooming bromeliad along a trail in Big Cypress National Preserve.

Flowering dahoon holly in Big Cypress National Preserve.

The sky filled with a profusion of colors as the sun slowly set behind this mangrove island in Florida Bay, at the south end of Everglades National Park.

An Everglades National Park coastal salt marsh crossed with drainage creeks.

Flooded marshes of Water Conservation Area 3 (WCA-3), seen north of I-75
(Alligator Alley).

A large flock of birds, mostly egrets, resting and flying along a canal on Highway
833 (a short drive north off of I-75 (Alligator Alley)).

Two alligators lying along a canal, just north off of I-75 (Alligator Alley) onto
Highway 833.

A morning glory resting amid ferns, alongside the Fakahatchee Strand State
Preserve boardwalk.

The marsh of Water Conservation Area 3 as seen looking north of I-75
(Alligator Alley). Spatterdock are seen in the foreground.

A great blue heron and great egret in the parking lot by the Big Cypress Bend
boardwalk at Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve. The heron is enjoying a fish
dinner thanks to the hunting skills of the egret. While the egret had initially
held a fish in it's beak, the heron's squabbling caused the egret to drop it.

Looking towards NW across Lavic Lake, rupture passing from lower right, stepping out toward upper left; NW end of the surface rupture is in the distance on the far side of Lavic Lake.

Fractures crossing a wash.

Fracture running along hillside in low-relief topography with offset gullies and tracks.

Ground view along surface rupture, showing the fracturing of the soil and how pieces have been pushed up within the fault zone.

Fracture cutting across the countryside.

Breaks cutting alluvium, nicely lit.

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Rupture cutting across the countryside in loose alluvium.