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Kiawah Causeway
I enjoy driving onto Kiawah in the mornings when the
causeway sweetgrass is in bloom, backlit by the sun
and swaying in the breeze.
- Carla Howard
I love crossing over the Kiawah River bridge every
morning. The sunrises are gorgeous and I feel uplifted
daily by that view.
- Carrie Newbern
I usually come to work early in the morning. I look
forward to rounding the last curve, crossing the bridge
and seeing the most incredible sunrises ever. Then,
when I leave late enough, the sun provides the most
beautiful sunsets over the Kiawah River. What a way
to start and end my day.
- Kay Narmour
Causeway photographs courtesy of Pamela Cohen
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The Kiawah River: A Magical Place
The Kiawah River is a magical place, where I love to kayak. This tidal, salt-water river is everchanging, sometimes mirror smooth, sometimes, if the wind blows strong, troubled by waves.
Playful bottlenose dolphins may surround your kayak, swimming close, looking you in the eye.
Ospreys cruise overhead, plummeting to take their fill of the river’s bounty. Herons and egrets station
themselves on the riverbank at respectful intervals. Gliding pelicans patrol the waterway, the tips of
their enormous wings nearly touching its surface. At low tide, the river narrows, exposing sand bars
and craggy oyster beds, alive w