My Trip to Sullivans Island, SC

We took a trip to Sullivans Island, SC on January 17th, 2019. The weather on this day was very sunny around 59 degrees Fahrenheit with a little bit of wind. We walked around the south side of the island and searched along the waterline on our way to the tip of the island. On the way back we walked along the dunes in search of animals, plants, fungi and any other neat things that caught our eyes. On the way out we walked along a nature trail which was full of all kinds of plants and trees. One of the coolest things I found was an Atlantic Horseshoe Crab buried beneath the sand. It was freshly deceased but we rinsed it off and its full structure was in tact. Another cool observation I remember was encountering a beautiful tall Cabbage Palmetto in the middle of the woods. I though it was so neat to see just one of its species in a forest, and the sun was shinning through it perfectly. The last observation I remember distinctly was laying eyes on a Saltwort. This bush was absolutely covered in long thorns all the way around. It was so large for being a thorn bush I thought, and I remember how it was just propped in the sand. I will cherish this first destination we took as I learned a lot about the local organisms that are all around me.

Publicado el febrero 21, 2019 04:12 TARDE por lindsaywalls