All things outdoors and adventure on Hilton Head, Bluffton and Beaufort. Discover why the Lowcountry is truly a beautiful place to live. Enjoy stories about the local outdoors, destinations, beaches, boating, fishing and more.
Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw After 15 years of adventuring around the Lowcountry, I thought I knew every local option — the wildlife refuges, nature preserves, state parks and …
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Ridgeland retreat to give veterans breathing room to create hopeful futures
Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw It’s a thick, humid morning, and the air swims with moisture particles. Banks of lowering clouds hang over tree lines, and the steely gray …
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Behind the gates: Mountain Air This hidden North Carolina community has a mountaintop golf course and the highest private runway east of the Mississippi.
Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw On a coastline flecked with hundreds of little islands, St. Phillips is truly special — or at least Ted Turner thought so. The billionaire …
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Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw I took a notion one day — a lazy Sunday spent mostly on the couch — to do a little Google Maps reconnaissance in …
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Once this quarantine is behind us, plan a road trip to experience the great music of the South.
Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw George L. Smith State Park I normally don’t paddle blackwater environments in summer — too many dangerous reptiles, even for me. But a freakish …
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A handy guide for identifying and learning about the species living here. Story by Michaela Satterfield Turtles are found in a wide variety of habitats across the Lowcountry. Take a …
Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw I must admit, I was a little reticent at first to paddle Abercorn Creek. A wild tributary of the Savannah, it appears on a …
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