Cumberland Island photos

thats a big spider

Beautiful Bsmartypants! Now...post some more! My fav is the one with the tree lined lane.

I love camping in the primitive area of Cumberland Island.

I love camping in the primitive area of Cumberland Island.

That's where I ran across most of the banana spiders...

I will need to adjust the bit size to post the rest, particularly of the horses, but here are a few more...

That's where I ran across most of the banana spiders...

Better to run across a banana spider than a banana hammock

Better to run across a banana spider than a banana hammock

I did see that and a bit more, especially since only 50 people are allowed on the 18-mile long island per day ;-)

I spent all of Monday on Cumberland Island. Note that the spiders in the photos literally spanned nearly a foot in length and appear to have skulls! Imagine running into that while walking in your yard at night.

Wow! Never been there, but the college where I'm a department chair owns a boatload of property there. Sometimes the biology department takes a bunch of students there for research (and funn -- I'm not gonna lie). I *must* join them sometime.;-)

BTW the presence of spiders is occurring sooner than normal here in GA. I dunno why. Normally I don't notice them until October.

Wow! Never been there, but the college where I'm a department chair owns a boatload of property there. Sometimes the biology department takes a bunch of students there for research (and funn -- I'm not gonna lie). I *must* join them sometime.;-)

BTW the presence of spiders is occurring sooner than normal here in GA. I dunno why. Normally I don't notice them until October.

I heard our dry weather up here is triggering an early fall..could that be it?

Better to run across a banana spider than a banana hammock

Are they really called banana spiders?

Looks like a pretty place. Never been there. Bsmarty, I love that tree in your tar. Looks like the perfect club house tree.

I heard our dry weather up here is triggering an early fall..could that be it?

Maybe so. I dunno. I just know math, computer science, food, art, and music. Especially hip-hop -- love the beat.

Wow! Never been there, but the college where I'm a department chair owns a boatload of property there. Sometimes the biology department takes a bunch of students there for research (and funn -- I'm not gonna lie). I *must* join them sometime.;-)

BTW the presence of spiders is occurring sooner than normal here in GA. I dunno why. Normally I don't notice them until October.

Since there are only 17 private land owners on the island, that is pretty cool.

I heard our dry weather up here is triggering an early fall..could that be it?

Dry weather does essentially trigger an early fall. The lack of water to the trees shuts them down or forces them to go dormant, losing their leaves so that the tree can conserve energy, thus similar to what the cooler fall weather does.

That's where I ran across most of the banana spiders...

I'd do that too, flat spiders are the only ones I like.

nice pics Bsmarty!

bsmart, you are so good to us. thanks!!!!

Better to run across a banana spider than a banana hammock

:funn:

Now where is Cumberland Island? Thanks for them pics bsmartypants, looks like a really neat place.

:funn:

Now where is Cumberland Island? Thanks for them pics bsmartypants, looks like a really neat place.

I had to look it up. Georgia's most southern island. )

I had to look it up. Georgia's most southern island. )

Thanks OL, I was too lazy to look it up. ;-)

It was once owned by the Carnegie family as their southern coastal getaway. Several incredible homes were built there, but the servants are thought to have burned one to the ground while the Carnegie's were away. One of the Carnegie girls wanted to get married there, so the house was rebuilt specifically for the wedding, then it burned again. Now, only the remains of that house can be seen. There are a couple of cool people who live on the island year round, but most work for the Fed Gov't. Most of the Island is a National Seashore.

Isn't that where JFK,jr and Carolyn B. were married?

Isn't that where JFK,jr and Carolyn B. were married?

yes. One of the year round guys runs a B&B on the island, Greyfield Inn, and that is where JFK, Jr married.

those are some of the creepiest spiders i have ever seen

Awesome trees , skeery spiders!