Recent content by Erica

Great and informative trip report. Thank you. I’ve always been drawn to Sparkleberry Swamp because of its delightful name. I’m not sure why they are called “sparkle” berry. It is a relative of blueberry and the berries are edible, but they don’t sparkle. Please don’t anyone eat berries unless...

My experiences are much like Alan’s. ChatGPT gives me more focused and specific answers than does google. I may have to sort through dozens of entries in google, whereas ChatGPT answers directly. Of course I have to read more or check sources if it is something critical, but I’d have to do...

I enjoyed the video. Thank you dutchlennart. I love the song. I’ve never heard it before. I’ve not been tempted to paddle with the lean putting the gunwale so close to the water. There’s alligators in that water where I paddle.

I loved the pictures. I spent many summers in the area north of Lake George. It sure is beautiful.

Super great photos, Al. I really enjoyed them as well as the TR.

2025 - The Day After The night I was dropped off by the side of the tracks was so horrible I have been unable to write about it. It didn't rain and I didn't get attacked by a bear, but everything else seemingly went wrong; it was confusing and exhausting to an extent I've never before felt. So...

In one of the books I read this summer, there's the following tale. The author approached a well known canoe explorer and asked if he had ever been afraid during canoe trips. The answer: all the time. When I come across that again, I'll post it. I'm starting to think it was a book when I was on...

Welcome to the addiction! ;)

Thank you for all the pics and the report. That great blue heron looks like he's saying "What the ****!" That's a lot of teepees. Is that a trend in Europe?

Did you see a lot of cottonmouths? I did when I was up in that area.

Hogs go right through electric fences. We also have bears, bobcats and panthers and in theory pythons.

The wild hogs are horrible where I live. Getting rid of their habitat would be getting rid of all the woods. They tear up my garden, paths, everything. They travel in herds and dig up huge areas. The sows have huge litters and by the time they are half grown, there's a huge sounder.

Those are some spectacular photos. It is too bad about the Roundup. It’s not allowed to be used in or over water in Florida. Some other chemical less toxic to animals, don’t remember the name.

I stayed with friends near Asheville, NC, who keep the doors locked all the time because the bears know how to open doors. I grew up in a house in suburban Chicago. The doors were never locked.

Water temp in the area now is about 80F.