Tag Archives: River
Jones Gap State Park – April 10, 2026
Jones Gap State Park is slowly recovering from Hurricane Helene although there’s still a lot of debris in the river. The bridge is back! We saw some interesting things including another snake & a bat hunting along the Middle Saluda … Continue reading
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Tagged fish, Hiking, Mountain Bridge State Natural Area, River, snake, South Carolina, Trees, trout, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Jones Gap State Park – April 11, 2025
Jones Gap State Park had a double whammy recently. First Hurricane Helene caused terrible flooding of the Middle Saluda River, moving boulders, dropping trees, causing landslides, and taking out the bridge. Then the Persimmon Ridge Fire came really close. However, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryophytes, Hiking, Mountain Bridge State Natural Area, River, South Carolina, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Bad Creek to the Whitewater River – September 29, 2023
Information about the construction and operation of the Lake Jocassee Pumped Storage Facility can be found here. For a link to the USDA’s Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America, click here. Photography by Penny Longhurst. Plants … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryophytes, Ferns, Hiking, lichen, moss, River, South Carolina, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Bad Creek to the Whitewater River – September 30, 2022
Information about the construction and operation of the Lake Jocassee Pumped Storage Facility can be found here. For a link to the USDA’s Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America, click here. We got really lucky with … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryophytes, Ferns, Hiking, lichen, moss, River, South Carolina, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Bad Creek to the Whitewater River – October 22, 2021
Information about the construction and operation of the Lake Jocassee Pumped Storage Facility can be found here. For a link to the USDA’s Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America, click here. Photography by Penny Longhurst & … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryophytes, Ferns, Hiking, lichen, Liverworts, moss, River, South Carolina, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Western Carolina Botanical Club 