Post by BarryRice on Jul 5, 2011 17:20:01 GMT
Gather 'round and hear this tale...
A few decades ago, when I was a novice at seeing CP in the field, I was on a vacation in South Carolina.
I took a day to track down a site that Don Schnell had told me about. After a few hours, I was within a km of the site, but was stopped by a fence and a "no trespassing" sign.
I am slightly ashamed to admit this, but being young and foolish, I hopped the fence and skulked around the bushes. Children, do not do what I have done. It is a recipe for buckshot in your butt.
Yet, the world is not inherently a moral place, and I was rewarded for my sin by spectacular views of mixed stands of Sarracenia flava, including marvelous coppertops (var. cuprea). I was a terrible photographer back then, but here is a barely usable image from that trip:
I spent a few sweet hours there, simply poking around and exploring, until I heard a couple of farm dogs barking in the distance. I hustled back to the fence, hopped across, and darted into my car.
Anyway, I just checked the site, via GoogleEarth. Here--I'll give you the EXACT coordinates for the location. And you'll see why--today--I am in a sad mood.
33° 4.026'N 80° 11.334'W
A few decades ago, when I was a novice at seeing CP in the field, I was on a vacation in South Carolina.
I took a day to track down a site that Don Schnell had told me about. After a few hours, I was within a km of the site, but was stopped by a fence and a "no trespassing" sign.
I am slightly ashamed to admit this, but being young and foolish, I hopped the fence and skulked around the bushes. Children, do not do what I have done. It is a recipe for buckshot in your butt.
Yet, the world is not inherently a moral place, and I was rewarded for my sin by spectacular views of mixed stands of Sarracenia flava, including marvelous coppertops (var. cuprea). I was a terrible photographer back then, but here is a barely usable image from that trip:
I spent a few sweet hours there, simply poking around and exploring, until I heard a couple of farm dogs barking in the distance. I hustled back to the fence, hopped across, and darted into my car.
Anyway, I just checked the site, via GoogleEarth. Here--I'll give you the EXACT coordinates for the location. And you'll see why--today--I am in a sad mood.
33° 4.026'N 80° 11.334'W
