Bond Swamp

Debbie and I took a couple of hours at the Bond Swamp this Saturday morning. We even had breakfast at the water's edge. We saw a Pileated Woodpecker again! We now know their call and where to look.

This turned out to be a pretty nice walk for a couple of hours. No one else was on the trails. We went to the Long Leaf Trail the next day (Sunday) and again, no one. It feels like we have all these nice trails around Macon to ourselves without having to pay for them!
This is where we had breakfast.
Some parts of the trails are just beautiful like this tree covered alley.
We took a drive around the area and saw a wild pig on this road. A first for us. It seems that the more you go out, the more unusual things you see. You just never know what you'll run into on the next walk on the woods or the next camping trip. May be that's what keeps us going, the surprise around the bend.

Another camping trip.

Reed Bingham State Park is a beautiful park I've never heard of before. Have you? Now, I'd like to go back after camping there one week end.

At first, the camping sites did not seem as nice as Debbie and I were expecting simply because they didn't seem wooded enough. It's fine once you get set up. No problemo. But, the trails, my oh my! beautiful. You almost feel like you're somewhere in Costa Rica. (No, I've never been in Costa Rica. I just know it's a bird watchers paradise; like when bird watchers die, they go to Costa Rica).

These pictures will give you just a glimpse of what's there to enjoy. You can't hear the birds' calls, or the whisper of the winds, or the sounds of the woods from these pictures. Can you? Have you ever heard the unique call of a Pileated Woodpecker? These woodpeckers are the biggest you'll see around, with big bright red crest, huge wingspan, and a graceful fly. Birds, birds, birds, showing off. Just nice to enjoy the show.

Cost of the site for 3 days, 2 nights:$40.00. Cost of gas: $35.00. Food: we brought our own. View and nature to enjoy: PRICELESS!