Picayune Strand State Forest

This is where it all began for the adventures of Carl and Stacey.  The Picayune Strand State Forest  was where it all began, so its a perfect place to start this blog. We were invited out by Carmel, a good friend of ours and our go to Florida Panther expert.  This trip started as a forest ranger guided tour and end with a wondering hike that lead to spotting a wild Florida Panther.

This picture is of Carl and Stacey catching their breath and talking about their first spotting of a wild Florida Panther .

On the guided part of the day we where taken to an old growth cypress tree that for some reason was hollow on the Inside. This picture is looking up from inside the cypress tree.  What an amazing feeling and experience.  If you get a chance to go and walk around it is  well worth the trip. Lots of wildlife to see and a great view of the Everglades.  Here is a link to some Google information about Picayune Strand State Forest.

This is a map of the area trails we walked when we saw the wild Florida Panther.