A Very Large and Terrible Creature

Excerpt from William Bartram’s Travels, Part II, Chapter V. ”THE alligator when full grown is a very large and terrible creature, and … More

Terrifying Screams of Owls in the Deep Swamp

“The evening was however, extremely pleasant, a brisk cool breeze sprang up, and the skies were perfectly serene, the stars … More

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

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