Tag: hiking

Grassy Waters Preserve West Palm Beach, Florida

May 1, 2014 4 comments Article Florida, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Travel, Travel Photography, United States

Grassy Waters Preserve is located in West Palm Beach, Florida offering  23 miles of wetland trails for nature seekers eager explore the wetlands.

The Cypress Board Walk, Hog Hammock Trail, Apoxee Trail and Owahee Trail are just a few trails I’ve hiked with my hiking group.

An array of nesting birds and other wild life such as alligators, deer and turtles etc. can be seen in the wild. Flowers, wetland hammock, cypress swamps, pine flatwoods and vast views of beautiful landscape sometimes with herds of deer off in the distance can be seen.

The reflections of a variety of trees are  a photographers dream.

School programs, hiking, canoeing, kayaking with one of the naturalists is available through the nature center. Trail maps and any information you might need can be obtained through one of the staff members.

I advise checking in with the center if you are not an experienced hiker. Even for vacationers, hiking through Florida’s wetlands is not only a learning experience, but seeing Florida and all its natural beauty.

Grassy Waters Preserve
8264 Northlake Blvd.
West Palm Beach, Florida 33412
(561) 804-4985

http://wpb.org/grassywaters/preserve.php

Just Weeds and Water Lillies

August 8, 2012 1 comment Article Art, Florida, Flowers, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Travel, Vacations

LillieEvenings as I walk along the paths and boardwalks of the water preserves in South Florida, I am struck by the array of plants, weeds and water lilies. They create a canvas of color and design in living beauty. It is ever changing from season to season when heavy rains cover them with droplets of water or the hot sun leaves them thirsty.

I stop along the way to photograph the beauty of their graceful lines as they somehow survive the constant changing conditions. They never cease to amaze me and never become ordinary.