A Splash of Color in Cahooque Swamp - North Carolina Women's T-Shirt

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A maple tree stands beside and slightly benind a bald cypress tree in the swamp near the end of Cahooque Creek in the Croatan National Forest. Its branches wrap around the cypress addin a splash of red from its seed pods. It is late March, early Spring in the Carolinas, and other plants are beginning to turn green.

Cahooque Creek is found in Craven County North Carolina. It is bordered by the Croatan National Forest on one side and privately owned properties on the other. It is a popular paddle for adventurous kayakers.

I've always been a bit of an adventurer as well as being fascinated by the art and craft of photography. As a boy my folk hero was Daniel Boone. When on family camping trips I'd often go hiking where I'd allow my young imagination to run crazy with images of being an early colonial explorer blazing the way into the unknown wilderness. As an adult my activities have included hiking, kayaking, spelunking, wreck and cave diving and other adventurous outdoor experiences. I always feel drawn to see what lies down that old dirt road, hides behind the next hill, or awaits further down the river. It's been said I suffer severely from the Star Trek syndrome: "To boldly go..." My photography is simply an extension of my thirst for knowledge, desire...