I was a bad boy today

[59 wagon man]

but I had a blast cut out of work and took the jeep out for a4 wheeling day trip. Went to big cypress preserve got my jeep inspected and registered. Then spent about 3-4 hrs driving thru the preserve. Lots of gators some deer and a bunch of gar fish. Beautiful weather what a great day it was

 

[RussTJ]

That sounds great and the pics look great too!

 

[59 wagon man]

He sure looks happy

 

[59 wagon man]

Just driving along the road you can see dozens of gators

this location where I had to go to get my jeep inspected and they had a little pond right next to the road full of fish

 

[Chris]

Looks like those gators are sunbathing!

 

[cliffish]

I would love to have thrown a line in for those gars!

 

[59 wagon man]

There were dozens of gars, catfish and some kind of small fish which loved to jump out of the water. It was all you heard was the pop of them hitting the surface and then lots of bubbles

 

[Squatch]

So, what is the vehicle inspection for? Are they looking for obvious signs of something that could leave a driver stranded on the preserve, or something?

 

[Kiwi TJ]

View attachment 36657 He sure looks happy

Soooo not a great place to run doorless then (unless you have a serious lift kit on Kevlar 37's ) lol

 

[59 wagon man]

Soooo not a great place to run doorless then (unless you have a serious lift kit on Kevlar 37's ) lol

it is kinda of funny you say that , when i was out west freaking out about walking on BLM land to check out the wild mustangs in shorts and sneakers while my guide had boots jeans and a snake stick. he said he freaks out over gators and i said i have walked within the distance of a sidewalk ( 2-3ft) while a gator just laid there . growing up in NY i never even saw a gator but i fear them less then snakes and lord knows we saw pictures of incredible things from down under

 

[59 wagon man]

So, what is the vehicle inspection for? Are they looking for obvious signs of something that could leave a driver stranded on the preserve, or something?

inspection is good for 3 yrs. they check the paperwork and want a minimum of 9" of tread width. the registration is good for 1 yr and includes the codes to open the gates

 

[cliffish]

Thats the problem with FL, when I go down there are so many canals that are filled with south American fish I keep in my tanks, but I won't go within 10' of the shore due to the gators.

 

[sgtjdgelinas]

I'm in FLA this week and have seen a lot of wildlife. It's pretty amazing actually.

 

[Squatch]

I'm in FLA this week and have seen a lot of wildlife. It's pretty amazing actually.

Just wait till Spring Break rolls around......

 

[cliffish]

Just wait till Spring Break rolls around......

Thats a whole lot better wildlife!

 

[sgtjdgelinas]

Just wait till Spring Break rolls around......

There's apparently spring breakers here. I wouldn't know, I have my own little animal to look after.

 

[Squatch]

Thats a whole lot better wildlife!

More dangerous, for certain!

 

[Kiwi TJ]

it is kinda of funny you say that , when i was out west freaking out about walking on BLM land to check out the wild mustangs in shorts and sneakers while my guide had boots jeans and a snake stick. he said he freaks out over gators and i said i have walked within the distance of a sidewalk ( 2-3ft) while a gator just laid there . growing up in NY i never even saw a gator but i fear them less then snakes and lord knows we saw pictures of incredible things from down under

I'm just glad we don't have either in NZ

 

[Fishead]

Looks like a beautiful day out there. That is a lot of Garfish, would have been one heck of a fight on a fly.

 

[59 wagon man]

I'm just glad we don't have either in NZ

its funny how is the us we see incredible pictures from your way about incredible size animals eating humans. how about this is you ever get to fla i take you to big cypress so we can wheel together and i promise you wont get eaten by a gator