![]() This section has no handrails and it felt a bit more intimidating to me!īehind the Visitor Center (which was closed when we were there), there is a. On the back side of the trail is a paved portion of the trail and then it returns to this boardwalk as you loop around to the beginning of the trail. The map shows there is an observation tower down this way. We could have kept going to explore, but left that for another day. With the water running down the left, you can walk down the levy and view the large flat plain. ![]() On the back side of the Swampwalk Nature Trail is a bridge to Rockhouse Cypress Marsh. We spied several young turtles on logs as we walked the boardwalk. I still want to know the answer to that question. Apparently turtles can hold their breath for a very long time. We could still see it, but not very well, and waited a long time hoping it would come back up. I only saw it well for a few moments before it began to sink down to the bottom of the water. Just in front of the side viewing area in this photo is where we saw a very large turtle. The boardwalk is literally like walking on water! It is quite intimidating, at least for me, as I am aware of the snakes that live in the water. I would think it changes constantly throughout the seasons. We visited on February 29, 2020, and even in the Winter weather we enjoyed the Refuge. I would suggest having the map handy when you visit because the place is large and will take some time to just drive to all the places, as can be seen in the video above. The boardwalk often seen in photos is on the Swampwalk Nature Trail is located either a walk down a hill behind the visitor center, or a drive around to it. The visitor center is located 1 mile north of Puxico off Highway 51 at 24279 State Highway 51. The Refuge spreads out over two counties, Stoddard and Wayne. I loved the shadows and lines as I walked the boardwalk and turned this photo into a high key black and white to draw out the shadows. The boardwalk is always a great place to start at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge which is maintained by the U.S. This video is from my second visit to Mingo. We found them! There are also ducks and birds and an opossum in this video. We visited Mingo to do our hike 6 of the 52 Hikes Challenge and to find Eagles. Photo Index & Map Set 1 Set 2 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10 Set 11 Set 12 Set 13 Set 14 Set 15 Set 16 Set 17 Set 18 Set 19 Set 20 Set 21 Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Mingo, Ducks, Opossum, and Eagles, oh my! Feb 2021
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