United States Congaree National Park - Boardwalk Trail

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Wayne Foote

American Alligator in Weston Lake from the Weston Lake Viewpoint.

American Alligator in Weston Lake from the Weston Lake Viewpoint.

Wayne Foote

200mm1/1250sf/6ISO 400
Eastern Gray Squirrel

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Wayne Foote

300mm1/400sf/4ISO 400
Fringed Sawgill mushrooms. Although these mushrooms are edible it is unlawful to remove anything from a National Park except the things you bring with you.

Fringed Sawgill mushrooms. Although these mushrooms are edible it is unlawful to remove anything from a National Park except the things you bring with you.

Wayne Foote

300mm1/1250sf/6ISO 400
Five-lined Skink running up a dead tree hunting for insects. The blue tail is typical of these lizards.

Five-lined Skink running up a dead tree hunting for insects. The blue tail is typical of these lizards.

Wayne Foote

300mm1/2000sf/6ISO 400
Prothonotary Warbler

Prothonotary Warbler

Wayne Foote

300mm1/160sf/4ISO 1000
Portions of the boardwalk are only slghtly raised above ground level and may be covered with water during flood stages of the Conagree River. The trees at this section fo the trail are Water Tupelos. The moss on the tree trunks grows to the high water level. On the large tree in the right foreground that height is about 12'/3.7m.

Portions of the boardwalk are only slghtly raised above ground level and may be covered with water during flood stages of the Conagree River. The trees at this section fo the trail are Water Tupelos. The moss on the tree trunks grows to the high water level. On the large tree in the right foreground that height is about 12'/3.7m.

Wayne Foote

70mm1/320sf/11ISO 1600
Green frog lying in wait for prey on the forest floor

Green frog lying in wait for prey on the forest floor

Wayne Foote

200mm1/1000sf/4ISO 1600
Cypress swamp.

Cypress swamp.

Wayne Foote

70mm1/250sf/6ISO 1000
Portions of the boardwalk are raised well above ground level and are not covered with water at flood stages.

Portions of the boardwalk are raised well above ground level and are not covered with water at flood stages.

Wayne Foote

70mm1/320sf/5ISO 400

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About this spot
The boardwalk is a 2.8 mi/4.5 km wooden-decked trail. It runs through bottomlands in the Congaree River floodplain. The ground below the boardwalk is mud that is 8'/2.4m deep. This rich soil is replenished by flooding. It supports one of the tallest deciduous forests in the world with an average tree height of 130'/39.6m. Some Loblolly Pines exceed 150'/45.7m.

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