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Dave Kiel
Photo Date: 
05/04/2019
The public boat landing has a hose for cleaning your boat, clean vault toilet, and large parking lot. It is on the far side of the millpond from the visiter center.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date: 
05/04/2019
The buoy system makes it easy to avoid getting lost.
Dave Kiel
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05/04/2019
In the warm weather, the turtles enjoy sun bathing.
Dave Kiel
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05/04/2019
Cypress at Merchants Millpond.
Dave Kiel
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05/04/2019
Paddling Merchants Millpond.
Dave Kiel
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05/04/2019
Brown water snakes routinely dart through the water.
Dave Kiel
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05/04/2019
The landing site for the group canoe-in camps.
Dave Kiel
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05/04/2019
Many of the weekend visitors are groups.
Dave Kiel
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05/04/2019
Cypress at Merchants Millpond.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date: 
05/04/2019
Cypress trees grow "knees" along their roots. Biologists are unsure of the function of these pointy projections.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date: 
05/04/2019
Water lily in Lassiter Swamp.
Dave Kiel
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05/04/2019
Cypress at Merchants Millpond.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date: 
05/04/2019
Floating among cypress at Merchants Millpond.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date: 
05/04/2019
Merchants Millpond.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date: 
05/04/2019
The "critter log" at the visitor center keeps track of recent alligator sightings.
Dave Kiel
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05/04/2019
Fall foliage at Merchants Millpond.
Dave Kiel
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05/04/2019
A turtle at Merchants Millpond.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date: 
05/04/2019
Canada geese frequent the area.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date: 
05/04/2019
Fall colors can be intense at Merchants Millpond.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date: 
05/04/2019
Spanish moss in the late afternoon light.

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