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A Southern Swamp in Illinois: Canoeing the Cache River
(State #28/50) “Oh, we’re much more ecologically diverse than Southern Indiana.” A ranger from the Shawnee NF in Illinois told me. Suspicious of this claim, I pressed a bit. “Oh really? Says the ranger from Illinois.” She laughed. “No, I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged American Rivers, Bald Cypress, Cache River, Canoe 50, Canoeing, Humidity, Illinois, Invasive Species, mosquitoes, Ohio River Valley, RAMSR, SCA, Swamp
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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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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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