Stephen C Foster Canoe Rentals

Even if you don’t own a canoe or kayak, the Stephen C Foster State Park is worth a stay. The … More

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

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

An excerpt from my Okefenokee nature journal, March 2017: As the afternoon wore on, we pressed north more quickly. After … 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