The "Wonder List" crew heads southwest along the Florida Keys overseas highway, toward the setting sun.
The "Wonder List" crew heads southwest along the Florida Keys overseas highway, toward the setting sun.
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A lifeguard tower on Miami's South Beach catches the light from the hotels, bars and restaurants along Ocean Drive.
A lifeguard tower on Miami's South Beach catches the light from the hotels, bars and restaurants along Ocean Drive.
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Countless suburban developments encroach upon what once was a vast expanse of untouched wilderness.
Countless suburban developments encroach upon what once was a vast expanse of untouched wilderness.
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A flock of plover takes flight near Snake Bight, Everglades National Park.
A flock of plover takes flight near Snake Bight, Everglades National Park.
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An alligator snoozes at sunset in the Everglades.
An alligator snoozes at sunset in the Everglades.
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Photographer Mac Stone slogs through the Everglades grass, framing up an evening photo.
Photographer Mac Stone slogs through the Everglades grass, framing up an evening photo.
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Pond cypress trees reach toward the sky in an Everglades cypress dome.
Pond cypress trees reach toward the sky in an Everglades cypress dome.
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After a century of water being diverted for crops and cities, half of the Everglades is gone and what remains gets 20% of the water it needs.
After a century of water being diverted for crops and cities, half of the Everglades is gone and what remains gets 20% of the water it needs.
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A Florida alligator drifts quietly through a swamp.
A Florida alligator drifts quietly through a swamp.
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A barred owl surveys the landscape.
A barred owl surveys the landscape.
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Key deer, endangered by hunting and traffic, are losing habitat as rising salt water kills the pines of Big Pine Key.
Key deer, endangered by hunting and traffic, are losing habitat as rising salt water kills the pines of Big Pine Key.
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A spider web, still damp from the morning mist, hangs along the branches near Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park.
A spider web, still damp from the morning mist, hangs along the branches near Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park.
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This pump station, which draws polluted water into filter ponds, is part of the $13 billion Everglades restoration, the biggest ever.
This pump station, which draws polluted water into filter ponds, is part of the $13 billion Everglades restoration, the biggest ever.
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Highway A1A hugs the Atlantic shoreline over an inlet in Bal Harbor, Florida.
Highway A1A hugs the Atlantic shoreline over an inlet in Bal Harbor, Florida.
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A couple share a New Year's kiss during the first moments of 2015 on Duvall Street in Key West.
A couple share a New Year's kiss during the first moments of 2015 on Duvall Street in Key West.
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Friends take a selfie on Duvall Street during New Year's Eve celebrations in Key West.
Friends take a selfie on Duvall Street during New Year's Eve celebrations in Key West.
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Ernest Hemingway's typewriter still sits on a table at his historic property in Key West.
Ernest Hemingway's typewriter still sits on a table at his historic property in Key West.
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The afterglow of sunset lingers over the Florida Keys.
The afterglow of sunset lingers over the Florida Keys.
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