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The Cypress Swamps along the
NTP showcase the hardy nature of baldcypress and tupelo trees, which have buttressed lower trunks and root systems to help anchor them in the soft, wet swamp lands.
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A juvenile alligator basks in the morning sun inside the Cypress Swamp. The boardwalk hike through the swamp is near mile marker 122 along the NTP and is part of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail.