The Chance of Meeting an Alligator

Excerpt from the 1912 Okefenokee journal of Dr. W.D. Funkhouser: “We five started in alone, carrying 50 pound packs, with … More

Okefenokee Swamp Melanistic Pileated Woodpecker

Going through some older Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge posts, I found this unique observation from April 12, 2010 by iNaturalist … More

The Suwannee; a mysterious blackwater river. Textured cypress tower high above, doubled in their height by their reflection in the … More

A great start to our 2020 Okefenokee paddling trek! As we pushed off from the Stephen C Foster State Park … More

An Okefenokee excerpt from Jack Rudloe’s, The Wilderness Coast “The sun was just rising, but it was already hot when … More

My daughter and I were only ten minutes into a four-day canoe trip through the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia and … More

Thursday, March 12, 2015 – After a breakfast of freeze-dried biscuits and gravy, we loaded the cooler and our packs … More

After miles of seemingly endless, boring driving through pine flat-woods, one hopes for a sign from heaven that the swamp … More

A large bull male American Alligator bellows in the blackwater Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia, USA.

Headed to the Okefenokee I kissed my wife goodbye and headed south with my daughter for 217 miles on Interstate … More