Pictures from Stephen C. Foster State Park in the Okefenokee Wildlife and Wilderness Area
It took awhile to drive to this area from Savannah but well worth it. Where else would we see such a place! It was awfully hot and felt like the middle of their summer. The park guide said this heat was unusual and is bringing back the snakes. Sure enough, we saw two on the road getting here. The pictures can't capture how wildly beautiful it was. We went on a 90 minute boat ride through lakes and rivers in the swamp and must have seen a 100 alligators enjoying the sun and heat. The water was dark and opaque but reflective like a mirror. The sounds of birds were everywhere. There were different species of woodpeckers including a large pileated woodpecker with a red crest. Not too many biting bugs but a lot of gorgeous dragon flies swooping around.
This guy was really big - 10 to 12 feet.
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