Clark Creek Natural Area

So, after posting my throwback pictures to when I went to Clark Creek, I decided to call up a friend as ask if she wanted to go. While it is only about a 2-2.5 hour drive from Lafayette, we had to leave at 5am! This means, this non-morning person, was up at 4am! If Louisiana wasn't experiencing such a heatwave with high humidity, we could have been normal people and left at 8am. 

Anyways, the hike was cut short (only 3 hours) due to an extremely close snake encounter and the ever abode sweltering heat. On our drive home, we decided since we were nasty, we wanted to pick up a few things to go crabbing. Boy, what a day! I've added a map to show our drive-- REMINDER: this was done in 1 day! 

The green marks our 1st adventure and the pink marks our 2nd! 

Clark Creek Natural Area, Pond, MS. 

Rockefeller Refuge, Grand Chenier, LA

So, in order to crab in Louisiana, you must purchase a crabbing licence. After paying our mere $2 fee, we set off to Grand Chenier to crab at Rockefeller Refuge. After spending 3 hours out there, we only caught 13 crab-- slightly disappointing, but totally fun. After battling the alligators stealing our bait, we did a decent job. They stalked us like prey and got obnoxiously close-- some close to 9 ft long! 

A was pulling in a line and kept saying it was heavier than usual. Being completely oblivious, I told her it was probably caught on a rock. A lady proceeds to come running over, screaming, saying that a gator is attached to it! I've never seen A drop something so quick in my life. After backing away, it was clear to see that we did indeed have a gator-- the largest one out there! The line was caught in it's mouth and he must have fought to free himself for the rest of the night, because when we left, he was still hooked!

What a day!