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Tag Archives: Alligator
Goodbye GoPro: Canoeing Wambaw Creek, South Carolina
(State #9/50) While Southern Georgia burned, Central South Carolina flooded. In back to back states, weather extremes from opposite ends of the spectrum altered my plans. Driving out of Charleston in the late afternoon, I called Congaree National Park. “I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged Alligator, American Rivers, Bald Cypress, Blackwater, Canoe 50, Canoeing, Flood, Francis Marion NF, Guitar, Longleaf Pine, Lost GoPro, South Carolina, Swamp, Wambaw Creek
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Things Fall Apart: Canoeing the Saint Mary’s River, Georgia
(State #8/50) The swamp burns; the long drought has ceded to wildfire. My plan was to canoe deep into the Okefenokee Nation Wildlife Refuge — a vast wetland wilderness in Southeast Georgia, which I’ve always wanted to see. A lightning … Continue reading
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Tagged Alligator, American Rivers, Blackwater, Canoe 50, Canoeing, Forest Fire, Georgia, Janisse Ray, John Graves, Longleaf Pine, Okefenokee, Pitcher Plants, Saint Mary's River
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Yellow River, White Sand and Baby Gator: A Canoe in Southern Alabama
(State #6/50) I got a late start on the Yellow River. Pulling off the road, I drove beneath the CR 4 bridge early in the evening. There was scattered evidence of, presumably, teenage partying — beer cans, cigarette packages, 40 … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Alligator, Bald Cypress, Beer, Blackwater, Campfire, Canoe 50, Canoeing, Conecuh NF, New Hampshire, Yellow River
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Canoeing the Man-Eating Swamp: Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana
(State #4/50) “You know what Attakapas means right?” a man asked over the phone. “No, what?” I answer. “It means Man-eater in Indian,” the man said. “Cool!” I said because, well, I say whatever dumb thing comes to mind in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alligator, American Rivers, Atchafalaya River, Attakapa WMA, Bald Cypress, Cajuns, Canoe 50, Canoeing, Crawfish, Iowa, Louisiana, Sunset, Swamp
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