Just a few miles from St. Marys is Cumberland Island, a state park that was once home to a Spanish settlement, slave plantations and Dungeness, a mansion owned by the Carnegie family until 1925. The mansion burned down in 1959 with rumors of the arsonists’ identities varying from scorned girlfriends of some Carnegie sons to squatters who got kicked off the island.
The views on the island are so spectacularly bizarre that everything looks like it’s been Photoshopped, with its gnarled enchanted forest trees, red and purple sunsets, wild horses, wild turkeys, armadillos and ruins of old mansions.
For that reason, it seemed most appropriate to share this visit in photographs and give Ryan his debut as Hideaway’s official photographer.
The path to Dungeness
Approaching the entrance to Dungeness
The ruins of Dungeness
Wild Horse photo shoot!
Tasha sharing her lunch with the horses
Antique car graveyard
The effects of storms on the beaches
Jessica (Serendipity), Stephanie (Rode Trip) & Tasha shell hunting
A friendly ghost crab
A live scallop found amongst the shells
The beach was awash with beautiful shells
Spanish moss was draped on the island’s live oak trees
A boardwalk across the salt marsh
Matt, Jessica, Tasha & Ryan posing for the camera
School is out!
Sunset after a great day on Cumberland Island
I LOVE Cumberland Island. Such an amazing place! Your pics are great! xoxo
Thanks, Poops! Have you been there? It’s amazing! These are Ryan’s photos and he’s very proud of his work
xx
Tasha
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