Growing up in the South, I naturally made many trips to beaches all over Florida. This year however was my first trip to the Everglades so I was able to experience something new in a pretty familiar place. We were only there for a few hours but the park presented some great opportunities to photograph an abundance of wildlife, which was the initial subject of my photography interest. It was an unplanned destination, but was well worth the effort. It reinforced my habit of always packing my camera.