A wooden path floats above dark water, winding through a forest where the trees have been standing for centuries.
This South Carolina boardwalk trail leads into a floodplain where the trunks are wide and the canopy filters the sunlight into a soft green glow.
The water below is still and dark, reflecting the sky in patches, and the silence is broken only by birds and the occasional splash of a turtle slipping off a log. The boardwalk is flat and easy to walk, and the trail loops through a landscape that feels ancient and untouched…