Hiking Lake Waccamaw . . .

The road to . . .

After 4 months, and still settling in, we ventured into the great outdoors of our new state.  We set out late in the morning to hike the trails of Lake Waccamaw State Park.  Near the trail entrance is where the four camping areas are situated.  Reservations are reqiured to camp and they assign a site to you.  We opted not to camp because there would be other people there and that would defeat the purpose of being one with nature.

We took the Lake Trail.  It's the longest trail in the park at 5miles. The path stays along the lake so I kept my eyes open for any alligators that might be lurking about for a daily feeding.  My husband saw a snake, thankfully I missed it. I'm a bit scared of snakes.  I tend to loose all rationality and senses.  We did see quite an amount people in the water with parked boats.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth . . .

We reached the end of the trail which was a swamp with a dam. It was a nice secluded area.  Well, if you ignore the people playing at the dam.  There were way too many snake holes.  

We hiked back in the rain. There’s just something about hiking and rain.  They seem to go together too often.  We decided to check out the water.  Near the parking lot is a pier.  There are ladders at the end leading into the water for the swimmers.  

It was a pleasant hike. I plan to go back when it’s not so hot and that reason being, chiggers. Yes chiggers, tiny red vicious larva.  My first encounter with them and hopefully it will be my last.  The next day my ankles were swollen and for two days I couldn’t stand. But still I can't wait to go back.