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    Jesse Weber
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    Boat ramp and dock on Franklin Canal.
    Jesse Weber
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    02/22/2018
    Birds are abundant along the paddle trails.
    Jesse Weber
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    02/22/2018
    Franklin Canal borders the national wildlife refuge.
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    Typical scenery along the canals.
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    02/22/2018
    A mud turtle seeking sun on Franklin Canal.
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    Large live oak reaching over the canal.
    Jesse Weber
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    02/22/2018
    Access to the national wildlife refuge paddle trails is closed seasonally to motorboats.
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    02/22/2018
    An alligator minding its own business in the canal.
    Jesse Weber
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    02/22/2018
    American alligator in Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge.
    Jesse Weber
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    02/22/2018
    Palmettos and Spanish moss overhanging the water.
    Jesse Weber
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    02/22/2018
    Paddleboarding among the vegetation on Bayou Teche.
    Jesse Weber
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    A broad-headed skink searching for bugs by the water.
    Jesse Weber
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    02/22/2018
    A slider turtle dwarfed by some very large fungus.
    Jesse Weber
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    02/22/2018
    Cypress tree leafing out in the warmth of spring.
    Jesse Weber
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    02/22/2018
    Paddling into Franklin on Bayou Teche to finish a day on the water.

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