forestgreenivy

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25 - South Carolina - she/herCollection of memories, photos, and posts about what I love most. Nature, the Carolinas, hiking, camping, gardening, the Lowcountry Coast, and the occasional selfie. I love talking, so I love messages! All the photos I post are my originals. I occasionally yap about deeply personal stuff and then delete it. Welcome to the show.

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Listen. Deep In The National Forest, The Rain Makes The Most Beautiful Sound.

Listen. Deep in the national forest, the rain makes the most beautiful sound.

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2 years ago

The calm after a light summer storm.

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2 years ago

Alright. I have to talk about the pine trees in Congaree National Forest.

This forest is full of inspiration.

This here is a unusually gigantic Loblolly Pine tree. One of the most common tree species found in South Eastern United States. On Average, Loblolly Pines will grow between 60-90 feet tall. Pine forests cover the landscape of South Carolina, and looks like this:

Recently discovering the fact that a quiet and remote National Park resided 2 hours inland from me blew my mind. How had I gone this long without knowing about its existence and significance? Anyone who knows me knows how much I love forests, so I immediately made plans to visit. I needed to see these giants.

I was amazed at the size of these Loblolly champions. The tallest towering at over 167 feet, which is unheard of! There are no pictures I could take that could show the height of these trees due to a thick leaf canopy, so I will explain.

This is a picture of a 12 story building in my hometown, which is about 145 feet tall. The pines in Congaree are TALLER than that. The champion pine is measured at 17 stories in height! Astonishing.

What an amazing and rare gift the floodplain has given us. Trees this tall are rare in this region of the world, so I am thankful to have found them. I can’t wait for my next visit to explore more of the ancient tree species in this forest.

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2 years ago

i love when there’s trees

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2 years ago

Congaree National Park, SC

What a special place this is. Here nested in the middle of my home state of South Carolina, between the Congaree and Wateree Rivers, is one of the last old growth forests in the South East United States. Filled with huge Bald Cypress, Tupelo, Loblolly Pine, and many other native trees. Walking through this floodplain forest is like stepping back in time to what many ancient forests here looked like. More posts to come about these amazing trees.

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