South Carolina

Myrtle Beach

Our home in Myrtle Beach... Myrtle Beach State Park.


	Ruddy Turnstone on the pier.






Wood Storks are supposed to be endangered. Not on this trip... We see lots.
	Brown Pelican

	Holly and Spanish Moss.
Fruited... Cedar? Ya... I think so. White cedar is common.
From Myrtle Beach, we went a little further south down the coast to Francis Marion National Forest.
	We first spent a week at Honey Hill... This is 5 or 10 miles inland, in the middle of the forest. No hookups. Only primitive campsites.

	One morning, we found friends in the tree above us. Turkey vultures.
The fire tower at Honey Hill. We didn't try to climb it.
	You know, this bit about "if you can put salt on a bird's tail..." is just nonsense. In fact, if you can catch a bird, he's probably in trouble. We don't know what was wrong with this yellow rumped warbler, but I caught him with no trouble.
The yellow rumped warlber used to be called the Myrtle Warbler.


	Not far down the road was a section of long-leaf pines. The whole area USED TO BE filled with long-leaf pines. And some of the critters depend on the long-leafs. One is the Red Cockaded Woodpecker. This bird is endangered. But we found him!
In fact, we printed this picture and handed it in at the National Forest office. Next day the road was roped off. We suspect once they realized where the wood pecker was, the went to protect it!
	Near our campground, Margie found a spider that she particularly liked.
Can you imagine a more idyllic spot for canoeing?


	From Honey Hill, we moved to a more developed campground, also within Francis Marion. Really just a few miles away. This one is along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

	Bufflehead duck.
We went canoeing in the waterway.


	Again.. Idyllic is the word.
Charleston SC is not too far south of our campground. We visited three times. This time we visited the Science Museum.









Around the aquarium is Liberty Square. Partially, its about Ft Sumter... the cruise for which leaves from here.


Ok... Here's Ft Sumter... Where does this belong? I.E. where does it go? Somewhere above. - stp
	Next we visited Charleston's Liberty Square, the museum and Fort Sumter.
Our boat, to the fort.
	Approaching the fort.

	Upon landing, what did we spot on the rocks? Is it, wildlife? Hmm. A Mink? Or an Otter?
The WW II remains at the fort.
	The history of the fort.



	And upon returning, about sunset, the naval yard across the harbor.