Then we drove over to the River Store about 1:30 to go on the Loxahatchee River tour up to Trapper Nelson's.We browsed around the store until it was time to get in line for the tour. We departed the dock at 2:00. The captain told us the history of the area and that during WWII the Camp Murphy was where the park is now and it was a top-secret radar training school before becoming a state park in 1950.
He explained about the birds and wildlife along the river and pointed out the differences in the trees and plants along the river. The first part of our trip up river we saw cypress trees and sand scrub pine trees.
Farther along up river the vegetation changed to to ferns and palm trees.
We arrived at Trapper Nelson's a little after 2:30 and were greeted by a state park volunteer who took us around the historical site of Trapper Nelson's.
Mike had been to Trapper Nelson's about 4 times while Trapper Nelson was still alive. Mike came up here
