Oconee State Park, SC
This remote park was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a new Deal Program created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The program was designed to provide employment during the Great Depression while addressing national needs in conservation and recreation. The CCC was instrumental in the development of many of South Carolina's state parks. A number of buildings built by the CCC in the 1930's are still in use at this park. We hiked for several hours on wooded nature trails that wind through the foothills region and serve as the southern trailhead for the Foothills Trail, South Carolina's 80 mile wilderness hike on the Blue Ridge Escarpment.
Box Turtle
Eastern Phoebe
In 1804, The Eastern Phoebe became the first banded bird in North America. John James Audubon attached silvered thread to an Eastern phoebe's leg to track its return in successive years.
These phoebes are short
to medium distance migrants. They are among the first migrants to return to their breeding grounds in spring - sometimes as early as March. They migrate south in September-November, finding wintering habitat in the central latitudes of the Us south to Mexico.
This remote park was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a new Deal Program created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The program was designed to provide employment during the Great Depression while addressing national needs in conservation and recreation. The CCC was instrumental in the development of many of South Carolina's state parks. A number of buildings built by the CCC in the 1930's are still in use at this park. We hiked for several hours on wooded nature trails that wind through the foothills region and serve as the southern trailhead for the Foothills Trail, South Carolina's 80 mile wilderness hike on the Blue Ridge Escarpment.
Box Turtle
Eastern Phoebe
to medium distance migrants. They are among the first migrants to return to their breeding grounds in spring - sometimes as early as March. They migrate south in September-November, finding wintering habitat in the central latitudes of the Us south to Mexico.
Canada Geese on the lake
The hikes had beautiful scenery.
Turkey Tail Mushrooms
Russula-like Waxy Cap Mushroom
Talulah Gorge State Park, GA
Tallulah Gorge is one of the oldest geological features in all of North America. Over thousands of years, the Tallulah River has eroded hard, quartzite rock into a 1000 foot deep chasm more than two miles long. The river drops almost 600 feet in elevation before it joins the Chattanooga River forming the Tugalo River. Five major waterfalls are located in the bottom of the gorge. Tallaluh Gorge was designated a state park in 1992.
The spider had no problem on the Suspension Bridge
Green Anole (aka Carolina Anole)
These anoles may be either green or brown but if they do turn brown, the eyelids remain green.
They are common throughout Georgia, South Carolina and Florida but are absent from some of the more mountainous regions. They are generally arboreal but can be found in almost all habitats.
The spider had no problem on the Suspension Bridge
Green Anole (aka Carolina Anole)
