written and photographed by Mary L. Peachin
Jan 1998, Vol. 2 No. 4
Mangrove roots stretch like tentacles into the muddy water. A narrow canal meanders like a maze through the swamps of the Florida Everglades. The water, perhaps two feet deep in some areas, gets shallower until it becomes a muddy flat.
The airboat, with it’s “Big Block Chevy 454”, 425 horsepower engine, roared over the mud flats bouncing whenever it hit the protruding roots of the mangroves.