Congaree National Park, South Carolina

While hanging around the Orangeburg, South Carolina area waiting for the Red Head Express concerts we went exploring. We found Congaree National Park! It is a world of primeval forest landscapes, chamion trees and a diverse plant and animal life haven. It is the largest contiguous area of old growth bottomland hardwood forest remaining in the United states.


The forest canopy at Congaree has been said to be taller than any other deciduous forest on earth, taller than the hardwoods forests of Japan, the Himalayas, southern South America and Europe!




Our favorite tree is the Loblolly pine; it reminds us of a really tall lollypop as all the needles are at the top and they grow 160 feet or more!One is more than 15 feet in circumference; it is among the park' chamion trees.












We had stopped in the visitor center where a really nice volunteer told us about the 2.5 mile boardwalk trail. He told us our feet might get wet. We put on our hiking boots and headed out. Well, yea our feet got wet. The boardwalk was flooded in several spots well over a few inches and the water was rising because of rains flooding the area. We made it okay enjoying the reflections. A squirrel came out from hiding to chatter away at us.


We walked in the footprints of the Wateree and the Congaree Indians, Francis "Swampfox", Marion and Harry Hampton. We visited the ancient haunts of the Passenger pigeon and the Carolina Parakeet. In 1976 this was a national monument; in 2003 it was made a national park for all to enjoy. There are hikes and to get back into some area you can even canoe.






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