Primary access to the Okefenokee Swamp is via the Stephen C. Foster State Park in Georgia. Gates to the National Refuge close at 5:00pm and we ran in the Parks door at 4:59. Due to our late arrival we had our pick of two handicapped sites; not bad for being disorganized.
The darkness descended quickly and Tucker needed a walk so we put on our headlamps and headed down the road with the swamp bordering one side of it. If you shine your lights on the water, yellow orbs reflect the light and then slowly disappear beneath the water. One official estimate is that there are approximately 12,000 alligators in the 402,000 acre swamp.
In the morning a young girl on her bicycle rode through our campsite with twigs in her hand and asked if we needed a fire built. She explain that she had been practicing building fires but her family had an electric starter so her services were not necessary. We declined her offer but hope she located someone to warm. Before packing up we took advantage of a couple trails for a bike ride.
The darkness descended quickly and Tucker needed a walk so we put on our headlamps and headed down the road with the swamp bordering one side of it. If you shine your lights on the water, yellow orbs reflect the light and then slowly disappear beneath the water. One official estimate is that there are approximately 12,000 alligators in the 402,000 acre swamp.
In the morning a young girl on her bicycle rode through our campsite with twigs in her hand and asked if we needed a fire built. She explain that she had been practicing building fires but her family had an electric starter so her services were not necessary. We declined her offer but hope she located someone to warm. Before packing up we took advantage of a couple trails for a bike ride.
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