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