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Photos: Huntington Beach State Park
Murrells
Inlet,
South Carolina
A friend alerted us to the quiet
beauty of Huntington Beach State Park. From the intriguing "Atalaya" to
seeking a peaceful place on the beach or adventure along the Sandpiper
Trail, there is much to see. As might be expected in South Carolina,
you'll find it easy to spot an alligator or two, not to mention crabs,
birds, and snakes!
The South Carolina Park Service provides the
following description of Huntington Beach . . .
"Huntington Beach offers its visitors the best preserved beach
on the Grand Strand. The
park’s freshwater lagoon, saltmarsh, maritime forest and beach are
outstanding examples of the state’s natural coastal environment. These
also provide such prime habitat for birds that the park is widely
recognized as one of the best birding sites along the East Coast.
Huntington
Beach is also the site of the historic “Atalaya” castle. The former
winter home and studio of noted American sculptress, Anna Hyatt
Huntington, and her husband, Archer Milton Huntington, Atalaya is also
listed as a National Historic Landmark. "
Check out the Discover South Carolina website for more
details:
http://www.discoversouthcarolina.com/stateparks/parkdetail.asp?PID=1020
We've put a few photos on this page showing scenes from Huntington
Beach State Park in South Carolina. Regrettably, we're running out of
room at this site to post more. However, we have started a second site
where you can find 110 photos from the park. We would like to say they
are all quite different but they're not. We were using 4 different
cameras that day and were experimenting with the results from each.
Many scenes are repeated - they just look different because of the
particular camera.
To get to the photos at our
other site, go to:
http://photos.jmadden.org
Click on South Carolina > State Parks > Huntington Beach
You can expect to see more and more of the new photo collections appear
there because of space considerations and the speed with which we can
post the items.
Alligator sunning himself at
Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina
Interior view of Atalaya - the
mansion - at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina. We're
entering from the back and looking into the interior.
Another interior view of the
courtyard from the other side. This is Atalaya at Huntington Beach
State Park in South Carolina.
Fiddler crab visible in the salt marsh when the tide is out at
Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina
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