Charleston’s Spring Houses and Gardens Tour
Posted By shoutabout,Date: 03.22.2008Where else but in Charleston can you “hail, mail, jail and bail” all on the same corner? The intersection of Meeting and Broad Streets features The Corners of Four Laws: St. Michael’s church God’s law, United States Post Office federal, Court House state and City Hall for the city law.
This American jewel, The Holy City, [...]
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Great Family Outing Sesquicentennial State Park, (almost free things to do in Columbia)
Posted By shoutabout,Date: 03.22.2008Nestled along I-77 and just minutes from downtown Columbia, the Sesquicentennial State Park warrants a visit if nothing else for the impossible to pronounce name (that’s got to keep kids quiet). We call it “Sesqui”.
You can hike, bike, fish, canoe, kayak, camp or just relax at the many picnic tables while watching the geese, ducks, [...]
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Hail Storm in Carolina Backcountry March 2008
Posted By shoutabout,Date: 03.16.2008Flight Adventures on the way to Jackson Hole
Posted By shoutabout,Date: 03.15.20084:45 AM and it’s pitching dark outside. Pulling out of the driveway almost ran the car into the ditch…guess I’m not awake yet. Minutes later, first time ever, I miss the right turn onto 200 SC highway that joins I-77 towards Charlotte airport. Yep I’m on my way to a long awaited ski trip to [...]
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Brady Bunch Parrots Square Off over Food at Riverbanks Zoo
Posted By shoutabout,Date: 03.05.2008Winter Fun at the Isle of Palms beach (photo essay)
Posted By shoutabout,Date: 03.02.2008Charleston free things to do “We beat the pants off them” at Fort Moultrie
Posted By shoutabout,Date: 03.01.2008A short drive from Charleston, Fort Moultrie is most famous for its ingenous palmetto tree wall defense against the British cannon balls, during the June 28, 1776 Revolutionary War battle.
Besides birthing the state flag symbol, another history nugget is that at Fort Moultrie the “We beat the pants off them” aphorism was also coined. Legend [...]
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Cypress Gardens - From “Carolina Gold” to Floating Hearts Family Fun (Charleston outdoor things to do with kids)
Posted By shoutabout,Date: 02.29.2008I’m at the Cypress Gardens swamp park (30 minutes drive from Charleston). The boat pulls slowly towards the dock radiating a familiar big band tune. Nice, we’re getting radio too. Nope, that was Frank, the boat guide. Even better, we will be serenaded thru the flowered bordered black water swamp meanders. Along the way [...]
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