Day: February 22, 2015

Manatees About to Surface by My Kayak in the Orange River, Manatee Park, Fort Myers, Fla., Feb. 22, 2015

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Laughing and Paddling at Manatee Park in Fort Myers, Fla.

Jenn
February 22, 2015

My red kayak lazily floated down the Orange River and the only sound I noticed reminded me of snorkelers and SCUBA divers exhaling air. You know, that “pfffft” sound. One after another, about a dozen manatees took turns surfacing near my kayak, exhaling, inhaling then slipping back into the river.

Mementos Left at the Flight 592 Memorial, Near Miami, Fla., Feb. 14, 2015

Paying Respects at the Flight 592 Memorial Near Miami, Fla.

Jenn
February 22, 2015
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May 11, 1996, I was working and living in Everglades National Park when I heard the news about ValuJet Flight 592 crashing into the Everglades. The flight had departed Miami International Airport and was bound for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport when a fire in the cargo hold caused the plane to crash. All 110 on […]