Is it safe to paddle the Okefenokee alone? I suppose that depends on many factors. I have made most of … More
Tag: Billys Lake
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 Species Spotlight: Double-crested Cormorant
I can’t recall a trip to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge when I haven’t seen a Double-crested Cormorant. Although more … More
The Okefenokee: an Uninhabited Wilderness
In the early years of our nation, the Okefenokee Swamp was thought to be an uninhabitable wilderness never to be … More
Overwhelming Okefenokee
Every time I dip my oars into the blackwaters of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, I am overwhelmed: overwhelmed by … More
Like Logs of Wood
A description of the American Alligator from an 1829 publication describing the wild animals in the zoos of London… “Alligators … More
Clean and Pristine Okefenokee
One thing that is pleasantly noticeable in the clean and pristine wilderness of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is the … More
It is spring in the Okefenokee…
A beautiful description of spring in the Okefenokee Swamp from Cecil Hulse Matchat’s 1938 novel, Strange Green Land: “It is spring … More
The ‘gator had the boy by the head
An old Okefenokee Swamper story as told by Owen Smith in the journals of naturalist Francis Harper, 1929: “Henry Bennett … More
Bellowing like a Bull
Excerpt from the 1926 History of the Okefenokee Swamp by AS McQueen and Hamp Mizell: “The alligators, especially at mating season, keep … More