Charleston Trip, 2004

[ironchapman]

I took these back over the summer of 2004 when I went up to Charleston. There are a few of Beaufort and Hilton Head tossed in, too.

Hope you like them!

I'll Start With Beaufort and this Old Civil War Fort's Ruins

The Steps That Lead To Nowhere:

A Bridge In That Fort:

And Now On To Hilton Head

Hilton Head Rear Range Lighthouse (Or Whatever it's Called Now) 1:

Hilton Head Rear Range Lighthouse (Or Whatever it's Called Now) 2:

A View From the Top of the Harbortown Lighthouse:

And Now, The Part You've Been Waiting For, Charleston!!!

The Downtown Fountain (With Some Kids Playing in It):

A Shot I Call "Odd From All Angles" in the Aquarium:

Ft. Sumter Pic 1 (Sorry, It's a little off Balance...I tripped as I took the Photo):

That's A Big Gun!!

Looking Out Over to Sullivan's Island:

Morris Island

I love this lighthouse, so I decided to gve it a special section!

Riding Out to the Island (The Tower is in The Background):

The Lighthouse from a Distance:

Looking Up From Its Base:

And, My Personal Favorite:

---By chance, one of the glass panes on the door installed on the lighthouse to keep trespassers out (for safety reasons) had been knocked out, so I peeked my camera in to get a peek at what was inside...This is what I found:

Well, what do you think?

[vicupstate]

Hey, I thought the lighthouse was surrounded by water, you can actually go in it?

[Spartan]

Hey, I thought the lighthouse was surrounded by water, you can actually go in it?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It is at high tide. You're not supposed to go in it, but it looks like some do anyway.

[Chickenwing]

Our legislature just approved $500,000 to help save it.

[wellington]

I swam to the lighthouse before and climbed to the top several years ago before they put the keep out sign on the door.

[ironchapman]

It is at high tide. You're not supposed to go in it, but it looks like some do anyway.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I didn't go in it, I only stuck my camera in through a broken pane of glass in the door. To go in you need permission. It's too dangerous to go in by yourself, so they locked the door.