My son Lee has made the suggestion to check out Tate's Hell, so when we passed a sign indicating the state forest by that name was just ahead, we pulled off and headed down a single tracked sandy road. The further we went the more concerned I became that this wasn't the best place to tow a camper, but the road didn't get worse so we kept on going. After several miles we came to an intersection and turned left following the signs. Another left shortly thereafter and we had arrived!
We headed up the tree lined track, turned the camper around and got out of the car. This was Hell? It was actually an elevated boardwalk over a section of the swampy forest which for some reason had been dwarfed. Perhaps a crucial lack of nutrients had resulted in the dwarf trees, but all the same it was an interesting area to visit.
As you can see in the photo on the left, the boardwalk climbs above the forest and curves around slightly to give a good view of the area below. The dwarf trees are surrounded by normal sized trees, but appear stunted and slow growing.
Finally after having a good look around, we headed back to the main highway and continued our way westward. There were lots more interesting places to see along the way!
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