Love this. Been making my way through Alabama swimming holes and documenting it here. If you ever find yourself over here and want to go swimming, let me know!
excerpt: "When you’re participating in swimming or recreational water activities in lakes or ponds, really avoid getting water in the nose. Avoid jumping, diving, and splashing. If you are going to be swimming, wear a nose clip."--Julia Hastings, CDC medical epidemiologist
Love this. Been making my way through Alabama swimming holes and documenting it here. If you ever find yourself over here and want to go swimming, let me know!
https://thebluemillionmiles.substack.com/p/4-jackson-lake-island-and-corn-creek
Oh wow, love this. Alabama seems like such a secret gembox of great swimming holes. I will definitely let you know when I'm out that way.
More to add to your cautionary list, several cases this summer, including Georgia:
https://interestingengineering.com/science/this-map-shows-which-us-lakes-contain-brain-eating-amoebas
excerpt: "When you’re participating in swimming or recreational water activities in lakes or ponds, really avoid getting water in the nose. Avoid jumping, diving, and splashing. If you are going to be swimming, wear a nose clip."--Julia Hastings, CDC medical epidemiologist
Scary! Thank you for sharing
My mom and her five siblings used to swim in in their backyard...in trash cans that they’d filled up with water...until my grandfather dug them a pool
lol very Mississippi!
VERY!
From the southern heat dome, thank you for this enjoyable read.