after duff and bodhi came out to visit me last month, i decided it might be a good idea to travel back with them to see what the east coast is like. since coming out here, i've spent most of my time resting at home, but yesterday duff took me for my first eastern hike, at congaree national park near hopkins, south carolina.
the weather in south carolina is a lot more humid than in arizona, and there were thunderous rumblings during our entire 4.4 mile hike. fortunately, the rain didn't start falling until were were heading back to columbia.
here are a few pictures from our trip:
the entrance to the park
this was taken soon after we set off on the "lower boardwalk" trail.
the trees behind me are bald cypress trees, and the stumpy looking things behind me are called "knees". they're part of the trees' root systems, and i think they probably keep the trees (which grow to be extremely tall) from falling over.
here i am on one of the bridges along the trail. as you can see in this picture (as well as the one below), the creek was really low. hopefully the rain that came later in the afternoon helped remedy that situation.
i'm looking forward to my next hike. i know bodhi will join us for our trip to yellowstone and the grand tetons next month....perhaps i can talk him into joining us on a few hikes (assuming we have the opportunity) between now and then.
