Muddy Bridges
Muddy Bridges by Jeffrey Chitek As you cruise southbound into New Orleans on 55, something happens…The rolling hills of Mississippi taper of into the flat plains of the primeval Silurian seabed and then.. seemingly no land at all. Towering Cypress and tangled sawgrass give the facade of solid ground but when you cross that…
WHAT LIES BENEATH
WHAT LIES BENEATH backyard archaeology in New Orleans by Jeffrey Chitek
Why Fall is the best time to visit New Orleans!
Fall is a great time to visit New Orleans! What is the best month in Fall to visit? Why September is the best month to visit New Orleans Fragrant Flowers Not busy Great temperature Wildlife is active Possible hurricane storms and it can be a bit rainy, but we still find plenty of time to…
SWAMP GUIDE SAM’S ART CORNER
swampy watercolor painting from our talented guide Sam Baker.
SWAMP “DO-NOTS”
A list of things not to do in the swamp for the most enjoyable experience and also your general safety. by Jeffrey Chitek
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Airports by Mike Maher Boy I hate airports. Everything about em. I go to Louis Armstrong airport, got dropped off by a buddy a mine at the terminal (he’s a darn nice guy really). Everything’s in order, got my ticket from the machine, tsa goes alright no problems there and then I get to…
“Lake” Pontchartrain
“Lake” Ponchartrain As you drive northbound outside the city, a sudden and dynamic change in the landscape occurs once you cross to the other side of the levee. Bounded by seemingly endless cement, floodgates and cypress forests, the Lake Pontchartrain Estuary makes up 10,000 square miles of Southeastern Louisiana and is the largest delta in…
How we almost got hippos
Hippos in Louisiana? Intro by Jeffrey Chitek If you find your way to virtually any body of water during the summer months in SE Louisiana, your going to likely see more green than water. We have a mortal enemy in these parts…an invasive species that has been killing fish, upsetting natural PH and oxygen levels,…
ITS MEME WEEK! pt.1
Kayaking Guide Meme I would switch around squares 1 and 2 and the “what I actually do” box is obviously way off base but otherwise this is a funny meme I guess. Guiding tours through the swamp makes my mother worry sick. I picture her being violently awoken from a quiet mid-day nap imagining the…
Alligator vs Crocodile: Which Is More Dangerous?
Want to see real American alligators in their actual habitat? Book a kayak swamp tour in New Orleans with naturalist guides. Manchac, the second-largest cypress swamp in the US, 30 minutes from the French Quarter. Twelve people max. No motor. Click here to join our newsletter to help save the swamps! Stuff you should know…
Swamp Washington
The untold story of Swamp Washington by Jeffrey Chitek (only surviving family member of the Washington legacy) It is in our nature as humans to omit details from our history, that is, to only disclose the parts that help our predecessors learn the lessons we believe they should in an attempt to manipulate the…