Swamp photos

The Atchafalaya Basin comprises an area of 860,000 acres of swamps, lakes and water prairies. Cutting a 15-mile-wide path across South Louisiana, it is the largest and last great river-basin swamp. But to fully comprehend and appreciate the magnificence of the Atchafalaya, you must journey back to when the Atchafalaya was as nomadic as its people.

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This was taken early in the morning while kayaking through the LaKe Martin cypress swamp east of Lafayette, Louisiana. This is on the east side of the lake just south of where most people put their kayaks in.

More spring photos can be found in the galleries 'Macro', 'Sunset & Sunrise', and 'Florals'

A blog dedicated to helping tourists coming to Louisiana who are seeking quality swamp tours in the Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, and St. Martinville area. Additionally, this blog intends to expose the activities of any person, business or government entity doing anything in ecologically-sensitive areas without respect for the environment.

Lake Martin

Swamps are spooky places. Even without a history of ghosts and weirdness, these damp, gloomy places just seem to inspire dread in those who look upon them. Is it the expanses of untamed, weed choked wetlands, the shining eyes of alligators and other things slithering through the brush prowling the dark, or merely the twisted

A very strong note of warning, dear Pandas: your safety is of paramount importance. If you plan on exploring any abandoned places, you need to take the necessary precautions and be extremely careful.