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Version 2.1 by Kelly Morse Johnson on 2021/05/15 09:37
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1.1 | 1 | We had an exciting day for Kelly's birthday, May 12. We got caught in a thunderstorm on the boardwalk of the East Okefenokee Swap park. Lots of thunder, lightening, heavy rain, and wind. Thank goodness there was a shade structure nearby, so we backtracked and ensconced ourselves for the duration (mostly). After maybe 30 minutes of this, the rain lightened up and we proceeded onwards. It was wet, but not cold, and was quite the adventure, and the tower at the end of the boardwalk gave amazing views, even in the rain. We then proceeded to the West entrance of the park, about 1.5 hrs away, the long-way round. The most direct way is through the swamp, not an option, since the trailer isn't amphibious. 8-D |
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2.1 | 2 | \\May 13-14 we were at the West park, with no cell service or internet at our campsite. It was raining. We parked outside the ranger station which offered wifi in close proximity, so we were able to pick up email, but didn't have the bandwidth to update the travel log for a few days. There was a nice boardwalk nature trail, but due to the rain, we saw mostly flora, and very little fauna other than dragonflies and alligators. |
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| 4 | Later in the day, before we retired for the evening, we went back to the ranger station and picked up email again. There we saw an amazing sight: a vixen moving her kits to a new den. We saw her with one tiny kit, moving fast in front of the parked car, and thought she'd killed a small rabbit or something. No time to snap a pic. Then she returned, empty mouthed, and we set up across from one another to see if she came back. She did! She was carrying another kit, much larger than the first. We got a few pics this time, and will post when we can. | ||
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| 6 | Upon exiting the park May 14, we saw a juvenile black bear cross the road just a little way in front of us. Again, blurry pics, but will post later. | ||
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| 8 | Next up: Florida, somewhere along I10. :-) (actually we landed at De Funiak Springs, FL) | ||
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