Biscayne, a backyard retreat
BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK, Fla.--It would have been better in June, the locals told me. In June, the waters of Biscayne National Park often are still and clear, "like glass." Even...
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A guide to Biscayne National Park
GETTING THERE Everglades and Biscayne National Parks lie just outside Miami. Homestead, about 25 miles south of Miami and where the Florida Turnpike and U.S. Highway 1 converge, is the...
Everglades main sights
1. Royal Palm The original nucleus of the national park, complete with the majestic trees that give it the name, concentrates a lot of the features that make the Everglades...
Everglades visitors
1948: 7,482 1949: 94,927 1950: 123,405 1956: 266,960 1961: 566,771 1966: 1,017,067 1971: 1,293,236 1972: 1,773,302 1974: 1,000,046 1983: 579,944 1988: 1,071,372 1994: 981,944 1998: 1,177,477 1999: 1,141,443 Officials attribute...
Biscayne facts
Established as a national park: June 28, 1980. Area: 181,500 acres, most of it water. Visitors: 442,585 in 1999. Location: Just south of Miami on Biscayne Bay. Flora and fauna:...
Everglades: At sea in the river of grass
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla.--Even as a child, I wondered about the strange nature of southern Florida. Our grade school maps showed a region covered with little blue dashes and almost...
OUR YEAR IN TRAVEL
I'm not sure how these things get started, but one day in late 1998, I found myself assigned to write a series called Great Cities of North America. My reaction?...
The forest and the fog
ORICK, Calif.--Redwoods, tallest trees in the world, hang on for dear life in Redwood National and State Parks. The mighty, fire-resistant trees had protected themselves pretty well for millions of...
Coral on the trail
ST. JOHN, Virgin Islands--No tall mountains at this national park. And as for wildlife, nothing big. Ranger Mindy DeCesar, chief interpretive officer, could hold a lot of samples in the...
Virgin Islands National Park facts
Established as a national park: Aug. 2, 1956. Area: 12,909 acres land; 5,650 water. Visitors: Approximately 1 million a year. Location: On St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 5...