East Coast 2017

Cumberland Island, GA/New York/Philadelphia
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    After Thanksgiving with Joan and Mike in Atlanta, we began a backpacking trip on Cumberland Island, near Savannah. Cumberland, formerly owned by the Carnegie…
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    The National Park Service runs a ferry to Cumberland, often loaded with camping equipment. Repair of hurricane-damaged docks is underway.
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    Some of the roads and mansions built by the Carnegies remain. The live oaks are magnificent.
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    The Carnegie's released some domestic animals as they left and their progeny remain. They are a challenge to the wilderness and often not well adapted to the…
  • After Thanksgiving with Joan and Mike in Atlanta, we began a backpacking trip on Cumberland Island, near Savannah. Cumberland, formerly owned by the Carnegie…
  • The National Park Service runs a ferry to Cumberland, often loaded with camping equipment. Repair of hurricane-damaged docks is underway.
  • Some of the roads and mansions built by the Carnegies remain. The live oaks are magnificent.
  • The Carnegie's released some domestic animals as they left and their progeny remain. They are a challenge to the wilderness and often not well adapted to the…
  • Our favorite camp site faces the bay on the edge of the dense semi-tropical forest.