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Always
one of the things I most appreciate about state parks are the hiking
trails. This one is 2.1 miles going through pine and hardwood trees
skirting the lake edges. The trail is marked with these arrows,
but I recommend you get your bearings before diverting from the
trail for detours to the water, because at first I got a bit confused
on how to get back to the main trail.
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The
trees are just beginning to change colors and it was a great way
to start the Fall season walking among them.
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Blue
lake framed by red leaves - this was a great stopping spot.
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I
spied this turtle sunning himself on a rock at the shoreline at
the bend of the trail. It took me about 2 hours for the entire trek,
but I was in no hurry
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Earlier,
when I asked him about snakes I might see on the trail, Park Manager
Ashley Berry showed me his "pet" - a young banded water
snake, a harmless park resident. He assured me I wouldn't run across
any cottonmouths like I did at Lake
Catherine, since they are not found above Columbia. Snakes are
one of his fascinations and he'd be the one to contact if you see
any unidentified slinking creatures. He told me a great story about
proving his point to a camper about these non-poisonous snakes,
but I'll save that for my recap of S. Carolina parks and its great
people. In the meantime, you can ask him how he got the nickname
"Dundee" from his days at Edisto. He's worked in this
park in various positions since 1997 and was a lot of fun to visit
with.
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