Ozello is a small fishing community set on the western coast of Florida just south of Crystal River. After driving through miles of low salt grass marshes we reached Pirate’s Cove at the end of the road which was a boat ramp in the Community Park. And there we were confronted with a surprising view of the enormous Progress Energy Nuclear Power plant just to the north providing a surreal landscape.

Cypress trees in the Everglades wetlands along the Tamiami Trail.

Cypress trees in the Everglades wetlands along the Tamiami Trail.