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Old Santee Canal Park (S.C.) Stop 8 - Visitors Center And Butterfly Garden - Episode 9 Old Santee Canal Park (S.C.) Stop 3 4

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Old Santee Canal Park (S.C.) Stop 3
Episode 4
Limestone Mall Bluff – These large rock outcroppings are estimated to be around 30 million years old. Here, we see an abundance of large ferns, Papaws, Redbuds, and Ash trees.
Old Santee Canal Park (S.C.) Stop 8 - Visitors Center And Butterfly Garden - Episode 9 Old Santee Canal Park (S.C.) Stop 4 5

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Old Santee Canal Park (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 5
Here at a higher elevation above the limestone, and where the soil is more loamy, we see more diverse plant life: White Oak trees, American Beech, Witch Hazel, Sparkleberry, and Switch Cane.
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Old Santee Canal Park (S.C.) Stop 5
Episode 6
Biggin Creek – Here at this wetland area, we see Duckweed, Mosquito Fern, Cypress trees, Spanish Moss, Wild Rice, Bur Marigold, Rose Hips, . Out in the water, Rudy and Jim spot a Great Blue Heron, and...
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Old Santee Canal Park (S.C.) Stop 6
Episode 7
The Santee Canal – This canal took seven years to build, from 1793-1800, and is around 22 miles long. Duckweed and Pennywort are seen growing along the sides of the canal. Rudy and Jim find a Chain...
Old Santee Canal Park (S.C.) Stop 8 - Visitors Center And Butterfly Garden - Episode 9 Old Santee Canal Park (S.C.) Stop 7 8

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Old Santee Canal Park (S.C.) Stop 7
Episode 8
Here, outside Old Santee Canal Park’s visitor center, we see a Green Jacket dragonfly, live oaks, Poison Ivy, Trumpet Creeper, Southern Sugar Maple, and a Yellow Bellied Sap-Sucker in a nearby...
Old Santee Canal Park (S.C.) Stop 6 - The Canal - Episode 7 Old Santee Canal Park (S.C.) Stop 8 9

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Old Santee Canal Park (S.C.) Stop 8
Episode 9
The Visitor Center – The park and visitor center is a great place to learn about both natural and man-made history. The entrance to the park features a replica of what a lock in the canal looked like...
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Jocassee Gorges (S.C.) Stop 6
Episode 10
Lake Jocassee – Here, standing on a rock outcropping, Rudy and Jim analyze Lake Jocassee’s geographic features, along with the variety of trees found around the lake: White Pine, Virginia Pine, and...
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Jocassee Gorges (S.C.) Stop 7
Episode 11
At this next stop, close to the water, we see an abundant variety of flowering plants: Mayapples, Foamflowers, Showy Orchis, Little Sweet Betsy, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, and Allegheny Spurge.
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Jocassee Gorges (S.C.) Stop 8
Episode 12
Rudy and Jim analyze the geographic features of the creek, around with some of the plant life growing in the area: White Pines, Wild Geranium flowers, Mountain Laurel, Liverwort, Maidenhair Fern,...
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Jocassee Gorges (S.C.) Stop 1
Episode 1
Today, Rudy and Jim visit Jocassee Gorges, known all over the world for its mix of hardwood and conifer trees, along with its variety of wild flowers. At this first stop, Rudy and Jim come across...