Alligator Appetite for Hound Dogs

Excerpt from The Last Remaining Indian in the Okefenokee Swamp, by Tommy Hartley. “They say the Lee’s never carry dogs in … More

Struggle through Mixon’s Hammock

A toil through Mixon’s Hammock from my March 5, 2017 Okefenokee journal: Sunday, 3:45 PM – The journey along the … More

A passage describing the Anhinga from the nature journals of William Bartram, published in 1791: “HERE is in this river … More

A travel journal from our canoeing up The Sill Recreation Area in the Okefenokee Swamp on March 5, 2017: Sunday, … More

An excerpt from my Okefenokee Journal dated March 11, 2015: Wednesday, 11:50 AM Walking further down the swamp boardwalk, my … More

An excerpt from naturalist Bradford Torrey’s 1895 book, A Florida Sketch-Book: “At another time, on the same stake, sat some … More

A passage from my March 5, 2017 Okefenokee journal: Sunday, 9:04 AM – Another bright, blue calm morning on Billy’s Lake … More

Between the open skies of Billy’s Lake and the prairie landscape of Mixon’s Hammock lies a twisting, constricted canoe trail … More

Thankfully, Hamp Mizell’s words in this passage from the 1926 book, History of the Okefenokee Swamp, were prophetic when he … More

An early start on a somewhat overcast morning. Grackles and Vultures greet us at the entrance to Billy’s Lake. The … More