The U.S. Navy has sent me on a two-week training trip, and during my off time, I got to explore the beautiful beaches of South Carolina.

I spent last summer in San Diego with the Navy on the west coast. Now, I am getting a taste of the beautiful east coast.

Even though I'm here with the Navy, I made sure to bring Steemit along to the white sands with me.

This particular beach shown in these photographs is Folly Beach in SC. It's the first time I've been to this particular beach on the East Coast, and I absolutely loved it.

My passion lies in photography, so while I enjoyed the beach, I enjoyed getting to photograph its beauty much more.

Today was perfect day out on the beach, although it could have been a little cooler. But really, can I even complain?

I love piers and their seemingly endless rows of columns and beams. I particularly enjoyed getting underneath and photographing the Folly Beach Pier disappearing in the distance.

I sifted through shells on the beach for a few hours, looking for sharks teeth, but unfortunately, I wasn't able to find any.

MORE STEEMIT! I am hoping this message in the sand at least got someone curious as to what Steemit is!

Other than the risk of hurricanes, I think I would like to move to one of these houses. How about you?

The reflection of the rising sun in the glistening sand made for some interesting shots. I got to the beach around 7 A.M., and if you're willing to get up early, I would recommend getting there in the early morning as well. The peacefullness of the morning breeze and silent beaches is something else.

All of these photographs were taken on an iPhone 6.

I opted to leave my Nikon at home to make a point. It's not the camera that makes a good photograph, it's the photographer. And hopefully that mentality shines through in these images.

Other than the first photograph in this post, this image below is one of my favorites I captured today.

Also this one. This one's my favorite too.

If you were wondering just how long the pier was, I tried to capture it all in this one.

And of course, I had to write my Steemit username in the sand.

I've had people ask me why I post so many photographs in each post. After all, I could have probably split this into three posts and likely made more money. But here's the thing: I care a lot more about transporting you, the reader, to a destination's beauty that I do about the money I make from these posts. If you can experience a land that you've never been to through my photography, then I have done my job.

All original photography. You can see my other adventure from today here as well.

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