Gallery: Carolina Life: On the Trail

Members of Boy Scouts Troop 348 of Camden, SC help clear downed trees and overgrowth from parts of the Palmetto Trail near Wedgefield, SC, on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. As part of the requirements for a merit badge, the Boy Scouts had to hike 50 miles (which they did previously) and spend 10 hours conducting trail maintenance, seen here.

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David Osteen, 14, helps fellow Scouts clear downed trees and overgrowth from parts of the Palmetto Trail.

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Osteen chops at downed trees and overgrowth from parts of the Palmetto Trail.

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The Scouts found old bicycle tires amid the debris while clearing downed trees and overgrowth.

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Zach Connell, 15, pitches in.

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Nightcrawlers were among the finds of the day.

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David Osteen, 14, left, and Zach Connell, 15, right, walk along old railroad tracks along the Palmetto Trail.

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Randall Castleberry, right, of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation describes the history of the area where the Boy Scouts worked.

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Castleberry looks over the remains of a shovel handle found by Zach Connell, 15, right.

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Some of the Scouts take abreak to look at the Wateree River from a bridge along the Palmetto Trail.

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Some of the Scouts take abreak to look at the Wateree River from a bridge along the Palmetto Trail.

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Zach Connell, 15, climbs a vine in the area the Scouts were cleaning up.

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