Sullivans Island, South Carolina

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Betsy and I visited Fort Moultrie in Charleston, South Carolina, on a cold and windy December morning last year.  While touring the fort, I got this picture looking over part of the fort and the town, Sullivans Island, outside the fort walls.  I really like the way the sky looks in this photo.

McLeod Plantation, Charleston, SC

Betsy and I visited the McLeod Plantation on James Island, Charleston, South Carolina, over Thanksgiving weekend.  The house and grounds were fascinating, and we enjoyed the beauty and history of the place.

Barefoot Landing at Night

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Betsy and I go the the beach in May of almost every year.  But we've also gone a couple of times in December to get a winter seafood fix.  The temperatures are much cooler and the days are shorter, but that does have some advantages.  We visited a nearly deserted Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where I got this night picture of Old Glory.  I didn't notice the plane coming in for a landing until I uploaded the photo to my computer.

Pigpen Falls

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This pretty little waterfall doesn't have a very appealing name, but we found it after a nice hike through the woods along the Chattooga Trail near Walhalla, South Carolina.

Issaqueena Falls

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Issaqueena Falls is near Walhalla, South Carolina. It is named after an Indian princess, Issaqueena, who, according to legend fell in love with an English trader. Issaqueena learned of a planned attack on the English settlement of Ninety Six, and set out to warn the Englishmen. She was pursued by the Indians, but disappeared from sight at the waterfall that now bears her name.

One version of the legend says that she leaped over the edge of the falls to her death in order to avoid capture. Another version says that she waited on a ledge under the falls for the Indians to leave and that she continued her journey and warned the settlement.

King Creek Falls

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There wasn't a lot of water going over King Creek Falls when we visited it in August, 2006. But moss covered the little ledges over which the water dropped, and that, along with the pleasant hike through the woods to reach the falls, made it a wonderful place to visit. King Creek Falls is near Mountain Rest, South Carolina.

Carousel at Night

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On Tuesday evening while we were at the beach, we stopped by Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, after dinner. Barefoot Landing is a shopping-restaurant-entertainment complex. Most of the shops were closed, which was fine since we stopped by to see the lights. Walking around the complex we found this brightly-lit deserted carousel, and I couldn't resist taking a picture.

Barefoot Landing

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Barefoot Landing is a shopping and entertainment development in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This picture, originally a slide, was taken in January, 1998. The slide was damaged, but I discovered I could obscure the damage with a soft focus and still keep the reflection that I liked so much.

The picture above was scanned from a slide.

On the Waterfront

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Little River, South Carolina, is a small fishing village on the Intracoastal Waterway. There are always fishing boats going in and out from wharfs, but it's possible to see a wide variety of craft passing the village. In this picture you can see, in addition to fishing boats, a speedboat, a pontoon boat, and a very elegant sailing vessel.

Fresh Seafoods for Dinner

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One nice thing about living along the coast is great seafood. Calabash, North Carolina, which is only about five miles from were I lived in South Carolina, has some great restaurants along the docks where the fishing boats put in. This shrimp boat is one of the boats which brought in some of the wonderful seafood meals I enjoyed in Calabash. And now I'm fortunate that Betsy enjoys Calabash seafood as much as I do.

Fall Creek Falls, South Carolina

I've mentioned that Fall Creek Falls here in Tennessee is a special place for Betsy and me. Fall Creek Falls was the very first waterfall we saw together. In May of this year we found another Fall Creek Falls. This Fall Creek Falls is near Westminster, South Carolina.

Little Brasstown Falls

I've featured Brasstown Falls over the past few days. We found out about Brasstown Falls from a South Carolina waterfall book that we have. Seeing the falls went very well -- it was well-described in the book. The book also mentioned that you could bushwhack upstream to a fourth waterfall -- Little Brasstown Falls. What the book didn't mention was the creek that had to be crossed in order to get to the waterfall. It was interesting, but I did make it and the picture above is the proof. I think the bushwhack was worth it.

Brasstown Cascades

The third component of Brasstown Falls is Brasstown Cascades. The cascades are actually the first part of the falls that you see from the parking area since the trail leads from the parking area to the top of the cascades. I took this picture on my way back up from the base of the falls (Brasstown Sluice), which is why it's the third component I've featured.

Brasstown Sluice

The third component of Brasstown Falls is Brasstown Sluice. I was able to get this view from the side by following a path downstream from Brasstown Veil, which I featured yesterday. Unfortunately I had no way to get around for a head-on picture of the sluice.

Brasstown Veil

This is another view of Brasstown Veil, one of the components of Brasstown Falls, which I featured yesterday. The veil is probably the most spectacular of the three components and can be reached from the cascades by hiking downstream. I think the hike was worth it.

Brasstown Falls

A recent addition to our waterfall collection has been Brasstown Falls, near Westminster, South Carolina. We visited the falls on May 2, 2009, on our way to the beach. Brasstown Falls is made up of three distinct components. The picture above shows the first two, Brasstown Cascade (50 feet) and Brasstown Veil (35 feet).