A Trip Through South Carolina [1]

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Destination: South Carolina Coast.

A few shots I took on the trip:

Flying above the estuaries near the Edistoe Island coast

Hello, Crabby friend

Enchanting Spanish Moss/Resurrection Fern scenery, common along the Southeastern coast

Upstate Lake Inlet Aerial

The hundreds of monarchs I photographed flying over the Southern Appalachians are now passing over Edistoe Island Beach more than a month later! They fly overhead by the hundreds!

One of many iridescent seashell fragments

Mangrove Pneumatophore Roots. When I explored the Everglades I learned about these... I recall identifying two types of mangroves; black mangrove, and white mangrove, if I recall correctly. I'm not sure which these are.

I found my own little island. If I were to set up camp here on my newfound island, which would happen first? Eviction from authorities, or forced evacuation due to flooding? I'll test it and report back here later.

This was an interesting area... just hundreds of miles of pines on perfectly flat land in upstate Sumter National Forest. This is only an hour's drive from the mountainous rainforests of the Southern Appalachians where I spend most of my time; but it's a completely different world down here.

Looking down on a swampy area of Sumter National Forest

Flying over the ocean. Lots of dolphins to see... if Dtube ever starts working I might share those videos.

My own private pond in the middle of nowhere. I spent most of a day taking underwater videos, looking for alligators, snapping turtles, and other underwater life. Lots of curious large mouth bass appeared in the underwater footage.

Looking down on the peninsula

Swampy inlet aerial

Crabby behind

Oily-looking 'gator swamp