William Bartram’s Cypress

Excerpt from William Bartram’s Travels, published in 1791: “THE Cypress stands in the first order of North American trees. Its majestic … More

Cypress Knee Bend

Passing north beyond Minnie’s Lake along the Suwannee River Middle Fork trail, the kayak channel constricts through a more mature … More

By day three of our 2017 trip, several of the birds I had hoped to see were checked off the … More

Huge, intimidating, armored beasts all decked out in bony spikes and dark leather – they are the rock stars of … More

An Okefenokee evening entry from my March 5, 2017 journal: Sunday, 6:14 PM – Nine hours on the canoe trails … 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 travel journal from our canoeing up The Sill Recreation Area in the Okefenokee Swamp on March 5, 2017: Sunday, … More

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

When I visit the Okefenokee Swamp, I expect to see alligators. So when I find alligators in a small, local … More