BGuthrie Photos: MS -- Natchez Trace Parkway -- Mile 122.0 -- Cypress Swamp

MS -- Natchez Trace Parkway -- Mile 122.0 -- Cypress Swamp:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. NT1220_170605_03.JPG: Tupelo-Baldcypress Swamp: Water tupelo and bald cypress trees can live in deep water for long periods. After taking root in summer when the swamp is nearly dry, the seedlings can stay alive in water deep enough to kill other plants. This trail leads to an abandoned river channel. As the channel fills with silt and vegetation, black willow, sycamore, red maple and other trees will gradually replace the bald cypress and tupelo. Don't hurry, the change will take several hundred years.
2. NT1220_170605_07.JPG: Lots of rain!
3. NT1220_170605_10.JPG: Cypress Swamp: You are entering a realm of trees, water, and reflections. Its subtle beauty and peaceful setting can soothe a tired soul. The trail is easily walked in twenty minutes, but a relaxed pace improves the likelihood of seeing wildlife. Along the way, you may experience the wonderment of discovery. Allow enough time for the magic to work.
4. NT1220_170605_43.JPG: Foothold: Many years ago, the Pearl River flowed here. Then it changed course. A shallow area was created by the deposition of sentiments as the river retreated. During periodic low water, seedlings of water-tolerant cypress and tupelo trees gained a foothold. This aquatic forest is the result.
5. NT1220_170605_53.JPG: Elevation: A small difference in elevation makes a big difference in the kind of trees that grow in the swamp. Just a few inches above the wet area are oak, sweetgum, maple and pine... species that are also found many miles from a swamp.
6. NT1220_170605_55.JPG: El Lagarto: Although uncommon, alligators are sometimes seen in the water. They look like floating "logs" with nostrils. Early Spanish explorers called them el lagarto (lizard). Shy animals that mostly hide or sleep, they only eat a fish or two a week -- despite a fierce reputation. But never toss any food to them: they may lose their fear of humans and become aggressive.
7. NT1220_170605_70.JPG: Mammals: Many different mammals are full-time residents of the swamp. These include squirrel, chipmunk, rabbit, muskrat, armadillo, opossum, and deer. Others are occasional visitors: coyote, bobcat, beaver, and people.
8. NT1220_170605_76.JPG: Purification: The tea-brown color of the water is due to tannic acid, a harmless substance derived from bark and leaf material. Also found is microscopic plant and animal life that works to break down natural and man-made pollutants that may enter the swamp from the nearby river. Thus, the swamp helps to purify the aquatic environment, but only up to a point, beyond which our careless actions will overwhelm the system.
9. NT1220_170605_79.JPG: Food for Thought: Myriad fish, crustaceans, and other aquatic life are born in this nutrient-rich swamp. Some spend their entire lives here. Others are carried downriver and become part of the food chain. At the top of the food chain are multitudes of people who eat the tasty bounty caught by sport and commercial fishermen.
10. NT1220_170605_85.JPG: Quest: Some living cypress trees may have witnessed the passage of Hernando de Soto (conquistador) nearly five-hundred years ago. He was searching for fabled New World riches of silver and gold, but failed to recognize anything of value. In his quest across a continent of unspoiled beauty, he overlooked a treasure of a different kind: the natural world that's essential for the survival of all mankind.
Description of Subject Matter: Half-mile walk through water tupelo/cypress swamp.
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