For the 3rd year in a row, the SC State Park System accepted Mark as an Artist-in-Residence. This time, Cheraw State Park granted us a FREE week-long stay at their cabin #8. In exchange, Mark will submit a piece of artwork (inspired by our visit to the park) within 90 days.
Highlights include:
Lake Juniper--as a perk, Mark had free access to a kayak during the week so he went out onto the water as much as possible. He saw many wildlife, e.g. beavers, otters, mama osprey, green snakes, brown water snakes, fish, turtles, etc. Plenty of endangered yellow pitcher plants grew by the waterside in addition to blue flag irises, buttons (aka swamp cheetohs), sundew, waterlillies, etc.
Rolling green golf course--Audubon approved this park on many aspects such as water quality, conservation, etc.
Red-cockaded woodpeckers--yes, these endangered birds live at this park in certain sections of old pine forested areas.
Town of Cheraw--hometown of Dizzy Gillespie. We visited his homesite park, in addition to Old St David church, Riverside Park along the Pee Dee River, the community center art gallery and the chamber of commerce. We sipped iced coffee and mango smoothie at the Rawhouse Cafe.
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge--acres of pine and turkey oak trees!
Mcleod Farm's fresh peaches in the town of McBee
On our way back to Tallahassee, we stopped at Okefenokee Swamp Park to visit some alligators (we didn't see any at Cheraw) and check out the burnt forest.
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