The Dismal Swamp and Tarkine Wilderness!

[emo_snal]

Tuesday, February 20th, Dismal Swamp, the Tarkine Wilderness - "Wait, which way is it?" asks dad, looking from the small map to the junction in the boardwalk "this junction isn't even on here!" I look at the map myself and as far as I can tell this junction is indeed not on the map. We are lost literally and figuratively deep in the dismal swamp

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[wantedonvoyage]

I would love that place with the boardwalks. We went to something like that in Florida called Six Mile Slough... you pass miles of this stuff on I-75 but walking into it isn't something that's readily available.

I'm still LOLing at the idea of these big gymbro kangaroos coming out of the bush and lifting up your car.

[emo_snal]

You can hear the distinctive call of these crossfit crazed kangaroos, as they call out in the forest "do you even lift bro??"

;D

Yeah Iove wetland boardwalks, they're always so fun! (:

[wantedonvoyage]

LOL yes. And they're "swole".

[emo_snal]

::googles "swole":: man I need to use this word more, it is a fine word. (:

[suzanna_o]

Thanks for sharing your travels! It's delightful to read.

Your photo of the Dismal Swamp also reminded me of a bird sanctuary in Florida (full of egrets!) called Corkscrew Swamp.

[emo_snal]

Ooh! I love wetland boardwalks, they're always so fun (:

[ravenfeather]

Perhaps they are trying to rebrand it because there is nothing dismal about it? This was a fun read.

[emo_snal]

Haha though if I had seen "delightful swamp" or especially "Tarkine Forest Adventures!" on the map I definitely would have glossed right over it!

[pondhopper]

I enjoyed this...the remoteness intrigues me and I loved the Dismal Swamp and vote for keeping that name.

That beach is incredibly beautiful!

[emo_snal]

Yeah I definitely want to go again and spend more time jsut seeing as much of everything as I can!

[bearshorty]

Dismal Swamp is the best name. It looks pretty neat too.

[emo_snal]

It IS the best name! (: