Shark Valley Expedition

Always in search of new bike riding territory, I brought my binoculars and took the 80 mile drive to Shark Valley to ride the 15 mile tram road. WOW - that rocked!!! Too bad I didn't do this with you Steve. I rode a whopping 2 or 3 mph most the way and saw: A soft shelled turtle, a gopher turtle, millions of painted type turtles, a yellow rumped warbler, bitterns, herons of all sizes & colors, egrets, wood storks, roseate spoonbills, a deer, a snake hanging from a tree & a million alligators. Some gators were big, some had babies and all were scary. The highlight of the day came when I saw the area's bull aligator. He's a 15 footer and aptly named "Big Boy." I have never seen an aligator this big, EVER! The coolest part was the other aligator - maybe 100 or 150 lbs - in his mouth. Big Boy was having Medium Boy for breakfast. YIKES! Where the hell was my camera?