A National Park just 45 miles from home
The trail starts as an elevated boardwalk. Tip - don't drop your camera here.
Soon the boardwalk drops closer to the forest floor.
A huge fallen tupelo beside the trail
A huge tupelo beside the trail
Cypress root stumps begin to appear along the trail
The low portion of the boardwalk
The cypress roots are interesting, looking like stalagmites in a cave
The swampy scene at the first bridge crossing
The murky river flows slowly through the cypress
A new tree grows on top of an old stump