Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution: September 19, 1875. — “Ahead of us was a dark and dense…
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Okefenokee Swamp: A Great Rain Basin
Which slow-moving, murky, southern river is it that feeds the Okefenokee Swamp? How many creeks and spring must there be…
Scream of the Red-shouldered Hawk
Noises carry in strange ways in the Okefenokee Swamp. A silent solitude lies upon the blackwaters as one paddles through…
Okefenokee Photography Gear Tips and Precautions
The primitive conditions of the Okefenokee Swamp alone make it a challenging endeavor for a multi-night excursion. And if photography…
Okefenokee “Curlew”
Because of their preference for shallow wetlands, the White Ibis is a common inhabitant of the Okefenokee Swamp. eBird frequency…
Okefenokee Alligator Research
As my daughter and I paddled away from the Suwannee Canal launch area for our three-day overnight excursion into the…
Okefenokee Swamp Sandhill Cranes
Whenever a car stops along Swamp Island Drive, a wildlife viewing drive winding through the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, you…
Okefenokee Overnight Packing
Paddling and camping the Okefenokee Swamp is truly a wilderness experience. Everything you will need must be brought with you……
It is spring in the Okefenokee…
A beautiful description of spring in the Okefenokee Swamp from Cecil Hulse Matchat’s 1938 novel, Strange Green Land: “It is spring…
Okefenokee Overnight Permit Process
The only campground within the Okefenokee Swamp is at the Stephen C Foster State Park on the western side of…