Floating Peat Islands: The Land of Trembling Earth

Although fiction, this excerpt from an 1895 adventure novel is a perfect illustration of why the Okefenokee is named “The … More

Uncanny Notes of the Barred Owl

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: “The denser cypress bays are places of deep shade … More

Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution: September 19, 1875. — “Ahead of us was a dark and dense … More

Paddling and camping the Okefenokee Swamp is truly a wilderness experience. Everything you will need must be brought with you… … More

Of all the wonderful natural places within driving distance of my home, why do I find myself making repeated five-hour … More

While I thoroughly enjoy any season in the Okefenokee Swamp, I felt as if I had “struck out” with wildlife … More

An excerpt from my 2017 Okefenokee Journal: Paddling up the red trail just before 9:30 AM, we came to a … More

Sunday, March 5, 2017, 3:41 PM – As our canoe progressed through the tight foliage of The Narrows (brown trail), … More

Each Okefenokee morning, the signs of the night creatures are evident throughout the swamp. From tracks in the mud, to … More

Shining the spotlight from the bow of our john boat, shining specks materialized across the inky black waters within the … More