This park is named for a Cypress tree, "The Senator", estimated to be 3500 years old.
A sister tree, "Lady Liberty", just a few paces beyond, is pretty impressive, as well, though only 2,000 years old. What a baby!
Also impressive: the mosquitoes. Swampy land, yes, and those bloodsuckers found us quickly. We stayed only long enough to take pictures.
Interestingly, we had spent a few hours at the Orlando Science Center on LeakyCon's registration day, and thanks to reciprocity with OMSI, it didn't coat us a thing. :-) Of all the things we saw and did, I was most impressed with their realistic depiction of a Florida swamp, complete with huge cypress trees. Nice that we got to compare the replica with a time-worn example of the real thing.
Animal life included fish, snakes, turtles, alligators, and a quite photogenic stingray.
In the gift shop, Larry found his playful side...
Before we left, I couldn't resist some shots of the Spanish-moss draped oaks in front of the museum. Lovely!
I love the trees we have in Oregon, but I'll always have a place in my heart for big, moss-covered stately oak trees...
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