The highlight of our stay near Lexington, SC, was Congaree National Park. Another one of those not so well known national parks, this park protects the largest remnant of old-growth floodplain forest in the US. Many of these beautiful trees, bald cypress and loblolly pine among them, are well over 130 feet tall.
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before we set out on the trail, we consulted the mosquito meter;)
It turned out to be accurate, I received only one bite . |
Banana spiders were everywhere
fortunately they are big enough
to be seen most of the time before you run into their web!
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| so nice to see pileated woodpeckers again, no good pics though:( |
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| loblolly pines |
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| mostly cypress in this pic |
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| no clue what he is called but sure is cool!! |
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| first pic of this type of butterfly I think, could not get closer |
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| we were in cotton country for sure |
The nearby city
of Columbia had a very nice
riverfront walk...
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| old lock system on the canal |
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| dam across the Congaree River |
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| looks like this guy had been basking all day in the sun!;) |
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| railroad across the Congaree River |
Did a very warm walk across
the 2 mile dam at nearby Lake
Murray.
This section of fence had thousands of "love locks"
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| these islands on Lake Murray were used as bombing ranges for training during WWII, at least 4 bombers went down in the lake and were later removed |
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| Twisted Spur |
always looking for good beers:)
which these breweries
happily provided us
during our stay!
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| River Rat |
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| Old Mill Brewery |
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