Cypress tree standing in the middle of a watery marsh area under overcast skies

A grassy curve in an Alligator River Wildlife Refuge road with 1 side of the road being forested

A marshy, watery area bordered by plants & forest under an overcast sky

A cypress tree standing tall in the water to the left of a grassy road in a wildlife refuge under an overcast sky.

Was happy to go #Namjooning today on some rarely opened Wildlife Refuge roads. Lots of butterflies, bitey flies, & grasshoppers around & on the car as we #toodled thru. It was fun seeing sections we've never seen before. #AlligatorRiverWildlifeRefuge #TheOuterBanksNC

Alligator River Wildlife Refuge

Alligator River Wildlife Refuge

Soundside of Alligator River Wildlife Refuge

Water lillies blooming at the Alligator River Wildlife Refuge

#Namjooning was re-directed after our way out elsewhere was changed when the bridge had a failure after opening for boats to pass thru. So we #toodled thru the Wildlife Refuge instead. Lots of turtles, snakes, buzzards, dragonflies & we saw a hawk, but no bears this time.