Okefenokee Journal; Saturday, April 20, 2024 – The brightening sky and calls of the birds woke me in my tent.…
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Pig Frog in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
The Pig Frog, Lithobates grylio, is a common amphibian inhabitant of the Okefenokee Swamp. My daughter and I learned how common…
Okefenokee Maul Hammock Overnight Canoe Shelter
In April 2024, my daughter and I got permits to cross through the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on a three-day…
American Alligator at the Maul Hammock Shelter in the Okefenokee Swamp
As my daughter and I paddled up to the Maul Hammock Shelter on day one of our three day paddle…
Down to the Details
From huge open views of expansive prairie, to tall cypress that stretch into the sky… down to the smallest detail…
Swollen Bladderwort in the Okefenokee Swamp
Swollen Bladderwort (Utricularia inflata) photographed from the Maul Hammock shelter in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Swollen Bladderwort is a…
Rainy Afternoon Along the Sill
A rainy afternoon along The Suwannee River Sill; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. January 22, 2021. Cloudy with rain showers…
The Okefenokee is God’s Work
An excerpt from the journals of naturalist Francis Harper, 1929: “We did everything we could to destroy it. We skinned…
Sunset at camp Maul Hammock
April 19, 2024 – Just after 6 PM, my daughter and I reached the Maul Hammock overnight shelter in the…
Okefenokee Swamper Talk
From the journals of naturalist Francis Harper, 1929: a conversation with Swamper Ezekiel Henderson… “I was fishing one time in…
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 