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Legend has it that a farmer named Cebe Tate went out into the swamp between Apalachicola and Carrabelle Florida with a shotgun and hunting dogs to kill the cougar that had been hunting his livestock. He ended up lost in the swampland for seven days and seven nights being attacked by bugs and bit by a snake. He drank from the dark waters of the swamp to quench his thirst. He made it out and lived long enough to say; "My name is Cebe Tate and I have come from HELL!"

Tate's Hell State Forest has not changed that much since that time in the 1800s but there are roads that give us better access today and if you have a 4x4 you can probably make it out in less time than old Cebe.

A little about me: I was raised a military brat and lived all around the US growing up. I went to Auburn University then joined the Air Force upon graduation. In the Air Force I flew B-1B bombers, T-37 and T-38 trainers, KC-135s and taught counter terrorism CQC defensive tactics for aircrews. I retired from the Air National Guard after 21 years of service. I was also an airline pilot for Midwest Airlines where I flew DC-9s, MD-80s and Boing 717s. All of Midwest's flight-crews were outsourced in 2008 and now I make my living selling art and various other jobs in the Dallas Fort Worth area. A little about art: Like many photographers I received my first camera as a gift at some ridiculously young age. Like many I am passionate...