Sundew Plant

Sundew PlantSundew are tiny insectivorous plants that we found in the water, but also another variety on the wet paths in Okefenokee Swamp

Picnic Platform

Picnic PlatformOkefenokee National Wildlife Refuge provides miles of canoe trails, some with platforms on which you can camp. Our trip was a day trip, but right at the appropriate lunch hour, this picnic platform appeared in our path. Fortunately for Anne there also was a port-a-potty, since there is no dry land to stand on.

Golden Club

Golden ClubI used to have 2 of these early blooming water plants in our lily pond in York. Okefenokee must be the nursery where there were hundreds, all in full early March bloom

Beasts of the Swamp

Beasts of the SwampWe came upon this 10 foot alligator as he was presumably calling his lady friend with a loud roar.

Cricket Frog

Cricket FrogThese tiny frogs make a large noise. They are initially hard to see because they are so small.

Canoeing in the Suwanee Canal at Okefenokee Swamp

Canoeing in the Suwanee Canal at Okefenokee SwampThe canal was dug in the 1890's, was never completed, but now provides a passage to view and experience this unique environment

Slogging Through the Bog

Slogging Through the BogHiking in Okefenokee Swamp proved to be a challenge. Fortunately we had our Neos in the car.

March 8, 2008 – Brunswick, GA

Moving south once again we toured the Savannah River National Wildlife Refuge from our motor home with auto in tow. We seldom attempt to bird this way. There are risks. Low hanging trees can force a turn around, and the double rig needs a large radius. Backing up is impossible. Still, worst case is to unhitch, turn around, and then have to reconnect. A nuisance certainly, but not the end of the world.

Okefenokee Swamp, GA March 9, 2008

Okefenokee is the word Native Americans gave for this "Land of the Trembling Earth". It is a large wet depression in southern Georgia, with pine trees, cypress, live oak, palmetto and lots of water. We spent 2 days there. One, a canoe ride up the old Suwanee Canal that was built in the 1890's and the other a hike through the wetlands. When we started the latter, there was a sign that sections of the trail 'may be covered with water'. That was an understatement. Fortunately the 'Neos' we keep in the trunk of the car came in handy.

Mary Margaret (Bracewell) Woods

Mary Margaret (Bracewell) Woods
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