Okefenokee: A Slow Trip Through Blackwater Country

The 438,000-acre Okefenokee Swamp lies in a basin 120 feet above sea level between the Atlantic Ocean and The Gulf of Mexico.

Spanning southern Georgia and northern Florida, the Okefenokee attracts over 400,000 visitors a year.

Allow Aurora photographer Melissa Farlow to take you on a slow trip through Blackwater Country. Visit rivers, springs and rural southern towns. Meet the locals and encounter the wildlife that inhabits the swamp.

Explore visually by choosing thumbnail images (above) or linearly from start to finish by Topic (left).

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