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The Formidable Angel Oak Tree in South Carolina

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Angel Oak Tree of South Carolina

If you are ever visiting Charleston, South Carolina, I highly recommend taking a short 30 minute detour to visit the formidable Angel Oak Tree.  It is a magnificent Live Oak Tree whose limbs sprawl out wide and long reaching every which way.  It looks like the Tree of Life with its overarching presence. I’ve mentioned before my love for old, giant trees (see my post about the Kvilleken Oak tree).  This tree is one of the most beautiful that I’ve ever seen.  It is humbling and awe inspiring to be around.

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Beating the Heat at Wolf Creek Falls Preserve

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Wolf Creek Falls Preserve in upstate New York

How does one beat 94 degree weather during summer in New York state? Going for a nice walk under a canopy of trees along a fast-flowing creek works really well!  That’s what we did when we recently visited the Wolf Creek Falls Preserve in Knox, New York.

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Glorious Summer at the Normans Kill Preserve West in the Capital District, Upstate New York

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There’s nothing like the height of summer.  Long hours of sunshine paired with lush greenery is what I look forward to all year and is what I got to enjoy at the Normans Kill Preserve West.  Add golden hour to the mix, that special time just before sunset where the angle of the sun casts a warm glow on everything it touches, with stark shadows on everything else, and you have a pretty perfect setting.

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