Take Your Dog To The Beach...
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Beach of the Month - April 2008 - Edisto Island, South Carolina
The fame of Edisto Island, South
Carolina cotton spread far and wide. It is stated that at one time the
Vatican insisted that the Pope's garments be made only from "Sea Island
Cotton." The Boll Weevil and the Civil War conspired to destroy the
cotton fields and after that development slowed to a crawl.
So today the Edisto Beach State Park maintains 1.5 miles of Atlantic Ocean beachfront, backed by some of the Palmetto State's tallest trademark trees. The beach is wide with plenty of room for your dog to stretch out for a hike. And if that isn't enough hiking, the park adjoins Edisto Beach that has remained a residential beach so your dog can just keep going.
For woodland hiking take your dog on the Spanish Mount Trail, whose destination is a 12-foot high pile of oyster shells. The oyster pile, known as a shell midden, is typical of American Indian rings found throughout the coastal islands. The Spanish Mount is estimated to be 4,000 years old, the second oldest known in South Carolina. The purpose of these piles of bleached shells? No one knows. They may have been built for ceremonial purposes or they are just ancient trash heaps.
So today the Edisto Beach State Park maintains 1.5 miles of Atlantic Ocean beachfront, backed by some of the Palmetto State's tallest trademark trees. The beach is wide with plenty of room for your dog to stretch out for a hike. And if that isn't enough hiking, the park adjoins Edisto Beach that has remained a residential beach so your dog can just keep going.
For woodland hiking take your dog on the Spanish Mount Trail, whose destination is a 12-foot high pile of oyster shells. The oyster pile, known as a shell midden, is typical of American Indian rings found throughout the coastal islands. The Spanish Mount is estimated to be 4,000 years old, the second oldest known in South Carolina. The purpose of these piles of bleached shells? No one knows. They may have been built for ceremonial purposes or they are just ancient trash heaps.
BEACH OF THE MONTH ARCHIVE
April 2008 - Edisto Beach
March 2008 - Bushy Point Beach
February 2008 - Hughlett Point
January 2008 - Long Island Peninsula
December 2007 - Crescent Beach
November 2007 - Delaware Seashore State Park
October 2007 - Hiawatha National Forest
September 2007 - Island Beach State Park
August 2007 - Assateague Island
July 2007 - Little Stony Point
June 2007 - St. Andrews State Park
May 2007 - Carmel by the Sea
April 2007 - Hunting Island
March 2007 - Ocracoke Island
February 2007 - Sombrero Beach
January 2007 - Pfeiffer Beach
December 2006 - Block Island
