By “deep” I don’t necessarily mean “far,”
What I mean is “deep.”
The pools of water surrounding the cypress are not as deep as they are tall,
Although this photo may give that illusion.
You’ll get plenty wet for sure – and may chose to relocate your wallet in your shirt pocket – or just select the more cosmopolitan alternative:
Mosey down a meandering boardwalk instead.
Either way, when you stand beside them, dwarfed by their tall canopy, and look up:
You’ll be transported back into “deep” time.
The old growth cypress that were left standing, (those couple of stands and stranglers that by chance or good will were lucky enough to avoid the axe), date back a couple hundred years.
Now that’s "deep" swamp.
7 comments:
Amen, Bob.... Wow---Dos Trees AM HUGE.... Don't think I'd choose to wade though. I'll stay on the boardwalk.
Betsy
Magnificent trees! I prefer to keep my feet dry, if you don't mind!
Sunny :)
The stewards who protect the tallest redwoods in northern california keep the location of the might giants secret.
Constructing those boardwalks was NOT an easy job.
That looks like Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary - the Cypress are indeed beautiful there. My husband and I are waiting for the weather to cool a bit and be less humid before we being our weekly trips into the interior of Florida where there are few people.
Old growth of any tree is rare. I'm glad to hear there are still a few places where the cypress have remained undisturbed through the centuries.
This particular stretch of swamp was down a couple ten miles south of Corkscrew, but you're right: it has the same look. I'm not sure I could find the exact same spot again, we took a round about path to get there.
And yes, building boardwalks in ecologically sensitive areas is an art form of sorts. Not only are they convenient, they minimize the human footprint so others can enjoy it year in and year out over the decades.
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