The morning of April 20, 2024, we launched out from the Maul Hammock shelter and began day 2 of our … More
Category: Okefenokee Nature Journal
Hike Along the Suwannee River Sill, Part 2
Rather than give up in frustration and leave The Sill for another location because of the low water levels, I … More
Okefenokee Swamp Parrot Pitcher Plants
Hidden among the taller Okefenokee Giant Hooded Pitcher plants (Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis) is it’s cousin, the Parrot Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia … More
Camouflaged Okefenokee Brown Watersnake
While the prairies of the eastern side of the Okefenokee Swamp are wide open and sunlit, much of the western … More
Sunset at camp Maul Hammock
April 19, 2024 – Just after 6 PM, my daughter and I reached the Maul Hammock overnight shelter in the … More
Minnie’s Lake Lounging Gator
As we paddle near Minnie’s Lake in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the canoe run widens, the Cypress trees overhead … More
Okefenokee Swamp Brown Watersnake
While enjoying a slow paddle up the Suwannee River Middle fork through the heart of the Okefenokee Swamp, somehow my … More
Reading the Okefenokee Swamp
Have you ever read a swamp? Urbanites like me may have read much about the swamp, but don’t have the … More
To go where one has not gone before…
To go where one has not gone before is the call of every adventurer’s heart. Many times my daughter and I … More
Across Billy’s Lake
Excerpt from my Okefenokee Journal, October 26, 2022… Wednesday, 9:47 AM – The first leg of my journey to my … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 