Archive for the 'Charleston' Category
The next time you go across the bridge and down the road, be sure to stop by and see the Angel Oak Tree on Johns Island, especially before they screw everything up with the rumored highway expansion - something that ties right back into Charleston’s urban growth dilemma.
You won’t be sorry you made the short trip, but hurry while the canopy is still full and 1,500 years of nature hasn’t been ruined by man’s reckless abandon.
For those of us not fortunate enough to live on a houseboat,
the SCDOT has posted Charleston area evacuation routes in case the need arises for another mass exodus.
This is the most damaging earthquake to occur in the Southeast U.S. and one of the largest historic shocks in Eastern N.A. - USGS
Now that we are in hurricane season, that’s the first natural disaster that most people think of, but don’t forget, Charleston is overdue for a major earthquake too. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you what that could do to many areas of the LowCountry. You can see Charleston earthquake projections on the USGS site yourself. Not to scare anybody, but that 100 year map is pretty alarming, especially considering that the last time there was a major earthquake in Charleston was back in 1886, and that’s outside the range of their map!
According to the latest census data out, it’s only getting more crowded around here, so be sure to leave early if authorities say to (avoiding the all day traffic jam my family sat in for Hurricane Floyd), and keep your emergency preparedness kit stocked and ready; you never know when you’re gonna need it!
Now back to your regularly scheduled water sports. 
Locals call the area on this map God’s Country, but now, thanks to Dr. Beach himself - Gee, why didn’t I think of that one! - we have made the Top 10 List for America’s Best Beaches 2008. Sounds about right to me!
AMERICA’S BEST BEACHES 2008
- 1. Caladesi Island State Park, Dunedin/Clearwater, Florida
- 2. Hanalei Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
- 3. Siesta Beach, Sarasota, Florida
- 4. Coopers Beach, Southampton, New York
- 5. Coronado Beach, San Diego, California
- 6. Main Beach, East Hampton, New York
- 7. Hamoa Beach, Maui, Hawaii
- 8. Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks, North Carolina
- 9. Cape Florida State Park, Key Biscayne, Florida
- 10. Beachwalker Park, Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Photo courtesy of Google Maps
