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these swamps, marshes and rolling prairies. Alligator wrestlers and Bigfoot hunters share a
beer at crab shacks, while panthers prowl the backyard, and environmentalists document
the magic of this unique wilderness. The Everglades is nature at its most alluring; the
ripple of bubbles as a gator submerges into the blackwater bayou, and the sword-billed
fish-dive of waterfowl hunting the sparkling sloughs.
The Keys to Quirk
America's eccentricities (and quite a few eccentrics) coalesce in the southeast corner that
is South Florida. And the truly unconventional are found in the sun-dappled islands of the
Florida Keys. This lovely island chain is connected by the Overseas Highway - one of the
nation's great road-trip byways. Here you'll find drag queens working as insect extermin-
ators, 'No Name' islands inhabited by miniature deer, and colorful Key West: a tolerant
pot of gold at the end of a rainbow flag. And all ensconced within the natural beauty of
shimmering bays, serene tidal flats and emerald islands.
