Paddling the Okefenokee from Maul Hammock to Big Water

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American Alligator in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, between mile markers 13 and 14; N31.01968° W82.28016°. April 20, 2024 ©williamwisephoto.com

The morning of April 20, 2024, we launched out from the Maul Hammock shelter and began day 2 of our paddle across the Okefenokee Swamp. Our destination for the day: Big Water. We made it a slow, leisurely paddle since there weren’t many miles to cover and we had all day.

American Alligator; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, GA. Paddling from Maul Hammock to Big Water, April 20, 2024.
American White Waterlily; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, GA. Paddling from Maul Hammock to Big Water, April 20, 2024.
Netter Chain Fern; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, GA. Paddling from Maul Hammock to Big Water, April 20, 2024.
American Alligator; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, GA. Paddling from Maul Hammock to Big Water, April 20, 2024.
Jewelwing; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, GA. Paddling from Maul Hammock to Big Water, April 20, 2024.
Jewelwing; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, GA. Paddling from Maul Hammock to Big Water, April 20, 2024.
Green Arrow Arum; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, GA. Paddling from Maul Hammock to Big Water, April 20, 2024.
Yellow Bonnet Lily; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, GA. Paddling from Maul Hammock to Big Water, April 20, 2024.
Southern Blue Flag; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, GA. Paddling from Maul Hammock to Big Water, April 20, 2024.

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