The first stop on our route south is Congaree National Park. This place is beautiful, and adds another unexpected and awesome location to the list of great travel experiences that we are slowly but surely accruing.
We also survived our first thunderstorm in the camper! Coming from the Midwest, I am definitely no stranger to some decent severe weather. While this storm really wasn’t all that severe, it was interesting to feel the thunderclaps rumble through the whole camper. We got boatloads of rain, and thankfully only one leak in the corner of one of the windows. I think I see where it is coming in, so I’ll be caulking that asap.
After the rain subsided, we headed out for Congaree. This National Park is the largest “old growth” cypress and hardwood forest in the US. The visitor center was closed today, and we didn’t see another person the entire time we wandered the boardwalk trail.
The trees are among the tallest in the world, and the park has a nice little self-guided tour that provides some information and context. The pictures don’t really do this place justice. Noelle and I were both left feeling a little bit in awe of nature after doing the 2 mile loop through the dense forest.
She is such a creep!
They say the polar vortex is coming and it is supposed to get freezing cold – hope we make it!
