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Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
Black Bayou Lake.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/20/2018
Paddling among leafless cypress and tupelo on Black Bayou Lake.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/19/2018
Huge old-growth cypress on Chemin-a-Haut Creek.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/19/2018
Paddling among the ancients on Chemin-a-Haut Creek.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/19/2018
Alligator catching some early spring sunshine near Bayou Macon.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/19/2018
Late day outing on Bayou Macon.
J Smilanic
Photo Date:
02/14/2018
Stunning sunset over Lake Bruin.
J Smilanic
Photo Date:
02/14/2018
The cypress trees line most of the eastern shore of Lake Bruin.
J Smilanic
Photo Date:
02/08/2018
A group of turtles out enjoying the afternoon sun on Lake Chicot.
J Smilanic
Photo Date:
02/08/2018
A stand-up paddleboarder enjoying the Lake Chicot water trail.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
Tree density ranges from wide open to very tight in Henderson Swamp.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
Paddleboard fun in Henderson Swamp.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/06/2018
Wildlife is abundant along Lake Martin, including these red-eared sliders sunning themselves.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/06/2018
Paddling out on Lake Martin's calm surface.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/26/2018
Admiring spring green on the cypress limbs in Sam Houston Jones State Park.
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 near Franklin Canal.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
Late afternoon light on Cane Bayou.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
Heading out onto Lake Pontchartrain from Cane Bayou.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/24/2018
The mouth of Cane Bayou at Lake Pontchartrain.