On Wednesday the 25th we drove to our next stop at Poinsett State Park in Wedgefield, SC. This is near Congaree National Park, the purpose of our stop in this location.
Congaree is the oldest (and only) preserve of old growth bottom land forest left in the country. It sits on the flood plain of the Congaree River and relies on the periodic flooding of the river. We walked the Boardwalk Trail above the wetland - which wasn’t that wet at the time. The forest was a little eerie. There were lots of playful squirrels. New bird we heard or saw were the Northern Flicker and Pileated Woodpecker (below). Still no Grey Goose or Wild Turkey!
Thursday, February 26: The forecast calls for rain today and tomorrow. There really nothing else we need to do in the area, so we packed up and decided to head home a day early. As I write this, we are about 40 miles from the South/North Carolina Border. Homeward bound!
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