OKEFENOKEE SWAMP / 700 sq miles of gaitors and swamp

One of our last trips in Georgia before we left to Cedar Key Florida was to visit the Okefenokee Swamp in the Southern part of the State. We took the 3 hour boat tour and really enjoyed the incredible scenic views! The Swamp is full of Alligators and hundreds of species of birds. You can also canoe or kayak with many miles of trails that take you into the heart of the swamp where you can camp overnight at various campsites. The Okefenokee Swamp is the most extensive of Georgia's natural wonders in terms of area. This wildlife refuge in southeastern Georgia covers about 700 square miles and makes up part of four counties. The Okefenokee (from the Seminole, meaning "land of trembling earth") includes a wide variety of ecological features, ranging from sandy ridges to wet, grassy savannahs and marshes to narrow water channels and small islands, all of which support a vast range of flora and fauna. LINK: https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/okefenokee-swamp-folklore
 Chesser Island was named for the family who first settled this 592-acre island adjacent to the swamp. See how the early settlers lived in the swamp at the restored Chesser homestead.
LINK: http://www.greywolf.bravepages.com/pages2/CH.html


                                                                                       

Boat we took into the swamp

Lurking eyes

Turtles everywhere

Great Blue Heron

Mossy oak trees add to the eiery swamp feeling

Red tail hawk

Old gaitor

There is a bird there!

Listen and you will hear!

The Chesser Homestead

Deep in the swamp