Sunday, February 23, 2003

By the River


I got out at one promising site near the base of a hill. From a distance it looked flat and the woods were open and not thick with brush. I got out with some difficulty on the muddy banks and looked around. The ground was damp mud. Not sink-to-your-ankles mud but soft ground. Normally an absolutely no-go for camping. But considering the time, I decided to look closer. That's when I discovered hundreds of alligator foot prints. Then near the bank I saw an alligator slide where they must slither into the water. I could make out the entire print of an alligator's body. Even though I didn't actually see any alligators there, it was still spooky. We moved on.

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