I went to the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. It was very different than a mountain hike. There aren't a lot of trails. As a wildlife refuge, it's nature oriented, not people oriented. The longest trail is only 1.6 miles, which I walked, out and back. There are several wildlife observation areas with wooden blinds, which are nice. The observation areas are in some of the swampiest areas of the refuge. At midday, these places were quite striking--the atmosphere, the heat, the water plants, and the bullfrog sounds. The foliage along the trail was about chest high, and the trail itself was mostly no wider than a deer track.
Milkweed was in bloom, as well as a kind of spotted lily, and a third kind of flower that I didn't know the name of. There were also enormous cattails. I heard a cardinal.
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