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

Acclimated Okefenokee Egret

Some critters are more accustomed to the presence of people than others. But it always amazes me when I come … More