Photography, Fun, and Adventure in the U.S.
Biscayne National Park, located in southeast Florida, is all about the water: 95 percent of the park is water, protecting and preserving Biscayne Bay and its offshore barrier reefs, as well as several of the northern Florida Keys and “transitional” islands. Biscayne National Park is the 44th national park on
Imagine a vista of grass and water, with a few small tree islands sprinkled about the horizon, for as far as the eyes can see… filled with waterfowl like Anhingas and Egrets as well as alligators and turtles… and you have an idea of the everglades. Florida has three national
With apologies to Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell, who wrote the 1930 song Georgia On My Mind (which is also the official state song), we briefly had Georgia on our minds during a short stop in state #43 as we continued traveling down the east coast toward a month in
From the Wilmington area of North Carolina, we crossed into South Carolina and landed in Myrtle Beach… just in time for Jenny’s birthday. South Carolina, the Palmetto State, is the 42nd state we have visited on this massive adventure. It officially separated from North Carolina in 1729, and in 1788,
We ventured into our 42nd national park with no previous knowledge about what makes it special… and left with a great appreciation of the beauty and heritage of Congaree National Park, located about 20 miles southeast of Columbia, South Carolina. We wondered how many people were aware of this 26,276-acre