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• Photo: Tom Taylor makes his way through grove of giant old-growth cypress trees at Congaree Swamp National Park in South Carolina on the hunt for champion trees.
  MATT RICHARDSON/Special to The Bluffton Packet

Life among the giants at Congaree Swamp National Park

The ranger smiled at us from his perch on the rail of the boardwalk. "The water is up in the swamp today after the rains. That's OK if you want to hike, though; we just got a new boat and will be happy to try it out by coming to rescue you." (full story)

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