Little Tybee Island was originally published on Montegraphia
Little Tybee Island
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Ferns
Mill
The pond at George Smith II State Park is actually a reservoir dammed up by this mill.
Lily
Lily was originally published on Montegraphia
was originally published on Montegraphia
Site 2 at George L. Smith II State Park
One of five primitive campsites at the park.
The park offers three types of camping—drive-up, pioneer, and primitive. Drive-up sites usually have water and bathrooms near-by, and an electric outlet for RV’s. Pioneer sites include a set of leantos and are only reserved with 10 or more people. The primitive sites have a fire ring and a platform for a tent, but must be hiked or kayaked to.
was originally published on Montegraphia
Forested swamp
The swamp of George L. Smith State Park is dominated by two trees: a cypress, probably Taxodium distichum, and a tupelo, probably Nyssa aquatica.
I think these are the two most common species in this type of habitat. There are several other species in genera Taxodium and Nyssa that occur in the region, but, not having keyed them out, I’ll stick with the most common of the species. Nyssa ogechee could certainly be present, but Taxodium ascendens doesn’t appear to have two distinct leaf forms, as I observed (but not photographed) in the cypress. An example of the two leaf forms can be seen here.
Kayaking and camping with the dogs
Mill
Mill was originally published on Montegraphia