Just 30 minutes from New Orleans, Barataria Preserve’s 24,000 acres offer home to a myriad of marsh vegetation and wildlife. Photos here are from my first trip out this last week—I’ll spending more time here over the coming months.
![Barataria’s elevated walkway along Bayou Coquille Barataria's elevated walkway along Bayou Coquille](https://paprikastudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/JRC_5793.jpg)
![Cypress knees along Bayou Coquille in Barataria Preserve Cypress knees along Bayou Coquille in Barataria Preserve](https://paprikastudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/JRC_5743.jpg)
![Spanish moss in Barataria Preserve Spanish moss in Barataria Preserve](https://paprikastudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/JRC_5728.jpg)
![Moss hanging from trees in Barataria Preserve Moss hanging from trees in Barataria Preserve](https://paprikastudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/JRC_5744.jpg)
![Marsh grass in Barataria Preserve Marsh grass in Barataria Preserve](https://paprikastudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/JRC_5783.jpg)
![Swamp foliage in Bayou Coquille Swamp foliage in Bayou Coquille](https://paprikastudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/JRC_5751.jpg)
![An orb weaver spider rests above the trail in Barataria Preserve An orb weaver spider rests above the trail in Barataria Preserve](https://paprikastudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/JRC_5746.jpg)
![A squirrel, unfazed by traffic along the trail, eating in Barataria Preserve A squirrel, unfazed by traffic along the trail, eating in Barataria Preserve](https://paprikastudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/JRC_5759.jpg)
Just 30 minutes from New Orleans, Barataria Preserve’s 24,000 acres offer home to a myriad of marsh vegetation and wildlife. Photos here are from my first trip out this last week—I’ll spending more time here over the coming months.