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Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
High water levels allow for maximum exploration.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
There is a paddle trail, but markers are far apart and hard to spot.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
Seemingly endless cypress trees.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
A great egret fishing near the shore.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
Some houseboats have fallen to abandon.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
Remains of a houseboat in the swamp.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
Paddleboard fun in the cypress grove.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
Nesting osprey and another in flight.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
Cypress leaves begin to bud out in early spring.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
Tree density ranges from wide open to very tight.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
Moving softly on calm water in a shady grove.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
A deep and dark grove.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
Trees become sparse farther out in the lake.