{"id":407,"date":"2014-09-27T22:49:05","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T05:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/?p=407"},"modified":"2014-09-28T09:46:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-28T16:46:52","slug":"a-bayou-walk-jean-lafitte-barataria-preserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/2014\/09\/27\/a-bayou-walk-jean-lafitte-barataria-preserve\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bayou Walk: Jean Lafitte, Barataria Preserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"410\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/2014\/09\/27\/a-bayou-walk-jean-lafitte-barataria-preserve\/p1140036\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140036.jpg?fit=2592%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2592,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1411811966&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1140036\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140036.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140036.jpg?fit=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-410 alignleft\" alt=\"P1140036\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140036.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140036.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140036.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140036.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.63636302948px;\">Today Michele took me on a Bayou Walk, through the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park, about an hour from New Orleans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"411\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/2014\/09\/27\/a-bayou-walk-jean-lafitte-barataria-preserve\/p1140047\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140047.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1411812425&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;47&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1140047\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140047.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140047.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-411 alignright\" style=\"font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: #fafef6;\" alt=\"P1140047\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140047.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140047.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140047.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140047.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">We\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">saw a couple\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">alligators, o<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.63636302948px;\">ne small and one very small. \u00a0I didn&#8217;t make it to the end of the trail, where the big ones are rumored to be<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"409\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/2014\/09\/27\/a-bayou-walk-jean-lafitte-barataria-preserve\/p1140042\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140042.jpg?fit=3456%2C2592&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1411812273&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;47&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1140042\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140042.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140042.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-409 alignleft\" alt=\"P1140042\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140042.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140042.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140042.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140042.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.63636302948px;\">Most of the water was covered with fairy moss, which we also have in the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.63636302948px;\">homestead pond, tho the homestead fairy moss is smaller and not so thick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"412\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/2014\/09\/27\/a-bayou-walk-jean-lafitte-barataria-preserve\/p1140077\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140077.jpg?fit=3456%2C2592&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1411815008&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1140077\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140077.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140077.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-412 alignright\" alt=\"P1140077\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140077.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140077.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140077.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1140077.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a title=\"Bayou walk\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/photos\/113107344774412804352\/albums\/6063976899512472929?authkey=CPTIn7rU74aEZQ\" target=\"_blank\">For the slide show, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Today Michele took me on a Bayou Walk, through the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park, about an hour from New Orleans. &nbsp; &nbsp; We\u00a0saw a couple\u00a0of\u00a0alligators, one small and one very small. \u00a0I didn&#8217;t make it to the end &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sasquatchobservatory.com\/homestead\/2014\/09\/27\/a-bayou-walk-jean-lafitte-barataria-preserve\/\">Continue reading <span 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