We decided to hop in the car this weekend for a day trip up to Magnolia Springs. For those readers who live in Southern Georgia, ya really should check this place out! These pictures do not do the scenery justice, it is beautiful up there with it's crystal clear water. We even managed to hit it on a relatively "cool" day and had a great time.
We are sad to report that we only saw one gator this time up there...but I was able to get about 10 feet away from it to snap its picture as it was swimming. We've seen tons of gators in the wild, but I've never gotten that close without some sort of barrier between me and it...I'm happy to report that I still have all of my limbs!
Then after a picnic lunch and some hiking we decided to rent a row boat to take out on the lake to get closer to the swampy areas in search of more gators...we had a fun time, but didn't find any more.
How cute are these little guys, gettin' their tans on? (Click on picture to blow it up bigger.) We saw probably 50-60 turtles swimming in the springs today! Ya gotta LOVE day trips.
We are sad to report that we only saw one gator this time up there...but I was able to get about 10 feet away from it to snap its picture as it was swimming. We've seen tons of gators in the wild, but I've never gotten that close without some sort of barrier between me and it...I'm happy to report that I still have all of my limbs!
Then after a picnic lunch and some hiking we decided to rent a row boat to take out on the lake to get closer to the swampy areas in search of more gators...we had a fun time, but didn't find any more.
How cute are these little guys, gettin' their tans on? (Click on picture to blow it up bigger.) We saw probably 50-60 turtles swimming in the springs today! Ya gotta LOVE day trips.
4 comments:
I do love day trips. I don't think I would have got that close to your gator friend. You might not be so lucky next time to come back with all of your limbs. Get a better zoom on your camera so it looks like you got real close.
ps, cute new background.
so not so sure i would want to go in a paddle boat in search of gators...afraid byron might tip us over or a kid (like mikayla) might fall over!
how fun! I'd love to check that place out. When we lived in FL, a good place to go to see gators and manatees was Wakulla Springs, but that's a big far from here.
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