Slideshow: Having a Gas in Okefenokee Swamp

credit Laszlo PatakiStuckey is a young hound dog who got trapped in a hollow log and became mummified. He’s the favorite exhibit at "Southern Forests" a museum in Waycross, Georgia that depicts the wonders of the lumber industry. credit Laszlo PatakiA Female golden-silk spider (Nephila clavipes) weaving the beginnings of what will be an orb-shaped […]


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Stuckey is a young hound dog who got trapped in a hollow log and became mummified. He’s the favorite exhibit at "Southern Forests" a museum in Waycross, Georgia that depicts the wonders of the lumber industry.

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A Female golden-silk spider (Nephila clavipes) weaving the beginnings of what will be an orb-shaped web

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The thick carpet of peat underneath the waters of the Okefenokee Swamp creates a highly reflective surface that produces cool mirrorlike effects.

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The swamp’s water acts as a mirror and reflects the foliage and sky.

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After spending a couple of days as deep in the swamp as a guide and boat could get us, getting snarled at by alligators (they also grunt, growl and bellow) hissed at snakes, and seeing spiders as big as our hands, we wouldn’t have been surprised at all to see a Booger Man or a UFO. The Okefenokee is truly a magical and mysterious place.

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A small section of the 700 miles of mostly-wet wilderness that comprise the Okefenokee Swamp.

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A cheerful reminder for swamp visitors.