A quick overnighter in the low country with hammocks and a vstrom

We couldn't decide what to do with our Saturday morning. I said lets go camping. An hour later the dogs were at boarding and we had hit the road. Here are some pics.

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En-route from Charleston to Hunting Island State Park for an overnight hammock trip by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Setting up for our overnight hammocking at Hunting Island State Park by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Dominic checking out his hammock at our Dec. 1st overnight camping at Hunting Island State Park by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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The Hunting Island State Park campsite view from Dom's hammock by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Our Hunting Island State Park campsite - Dec. 1st - hammocking by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Remains of a young horseshoe crab found on the beach at Hunting Island State Park by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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The beach at Hunting Island State Park by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Sandra finds a geocache among the driftwood by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Hunting Island Lighthouse by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Little Birds feeding at the surf line by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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The beach was covered in dead trees by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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An oak tree and Palm grew together then were knocked down in a storm by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Digging up clams on the beach by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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A nice collection of palms by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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The vstrom at the entrance to the walk in campsite by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Our campsite in the Morning after the rain storm by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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View from Sandras Hammock by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Watching the morning Sun light up the tree canopy at Hunting Island State Park by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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A stormy morning at Hunting Island State Park by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Surfers at Hunting Island State Park by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Boardwalk at Hunting Island by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Finding geocache at Hunting Island State Park by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Crossing the Bridge over Harbor River by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Very old Church at Penn Center by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Driving on the Beach at Parris Island by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Looking for sharks teeth at Parris Island by dsrphotography, on Flickr

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Finding a sharks tooth by dsrphotography, on Flickr

Sounds like a great get quick getaway. And gorgeous pictures as well. Thanks for taking us along. :cool:

Wow fantastic scenery!

Great pics. Love the bike. Hoping to get a VStrom myself when the kids are out of college.

Great pictures! I hammock camped at Hunting Island over Thanksgiving and thoroughly enjoyed it...looks like you all did as well!

Fabulous pictures. Looks like you had a wonderful trip. Hunting Island has the tiniest deer that I've ever seen.

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Fabulous pictures. Looks like you had a wonderful trip. Hunting Island has the tiniest deer that I've ever seen.

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I saw some of those tiny deer when I was there...definitely interesting!

It was a fun trip. I also got to test out my top quilt which worked great. Next I need to get better at rigging up my hammock. In the past I camped with just the Hammock. Now that I need the rain fly and bugnet there is a bit more to it. I wasn't sure if it could tie the rain fly to the hammock suspension or should I have tied it to the tree, same for the bug net. I'll have to find some videos online to see how other people are rigging it all up. It seemed to take me forever and everything was tied up with a series of granny knots.

****.. posts like these make me want to get back out there. **** it winter.

Great pictures, looks like a lot of fun. Great to see another geo-hanger too!

Nice trip report and great pics. Thanks for sharing

Looks beautiful, glad yall had a good time...

Gotta love winter in SC! Nice trip pics, thanks for sharing.

Wonderful beach pics. looks like a good time.
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bill

Great looking trip. Beautiful pics. Couldn't have been on a better bike.

It seems to me like you have taken a photo or two in your time. Very, very, very, very nice indeed! Thanks for the trip report/photos!

Nice! Vstrom and a hammock, that was going to be my late summer and fall. A herniated disc ruined that, but thanks for letting me experience it through your pictures! :thumbup1:

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Fabulous pictures. Looks like you had a wonderful trip. Hunting Island has the tiniest deer that I've ever seen.

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Didn't see any deer. But we did have a cool raccoon visit our campsite. I woke up to a noise under my hammock. I looked down and right next to me a raccoon was methodically searching through the pine needles. Every so often he'd grab an acorn and crunch it down. I asked him what he was doing and he stood up for a few seconds and looked at me then when back to his acorn search. We had no food out and he wasn't bothering us so I just went back to sleep.

W:boggle:W!! I really enjoyed that trip report! Thanks for posting, D!!

Coming back after a month of NO HF (almost no internet [by choice btw]), I really enjoy the trip reports even more.

Love that Miniladon sharktooth. Thanks for sharing

Grtz Johan

Great scenery! Thank you for sharing.

Looks like a great get away trip. I would have been tempted to hang on the beach with all that drift wood. Thanks for sharing y'alls adventure.

Those are fantastic pictures, what a beautiful park, and the pic along the beach line was magnificent was like something you see in a movie. Looks like it was a great time out, thanks for posting.

Amazing pics, and I am totally jealous, as I sit here at work. :D You definitely take great photos. I need to go there very soon. :thumbup:

Very cool pictures. Looked like it was a great trip.

When I saw the pics, I called my wife over to the computer, and we took a trip down memory lane. We only got to take one good trip on the bike, but it was on the coast from Savannah to somewhere south of Brunswick, and I mean on the coast. So many side trips to the east as we traveled south. Memories of a wonderful time, and you brought it back beautifully. Thanks.

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When I saw the pics, I called my wife over to the computer, and we took a trip down memory lane. We only got to take one good trip on the bike, but it was on the coast from Savannah to somewhere south of Brunswick, and I mean on the coast. So many side trips to the east as we traveled south. Memories of a wonderful time, and you brought it back beautifully. Thanks.

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I did a similar trip a few months ago. You might see some spot you'd recognize.

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awesome pics!!! now i have another destination to add to my list. That beach was beautiful.

Awesome pictures! Looks like it was a great trip. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Jay

I wonder why I have never heard of this place.. Another location to add to the hammock list.