2023 Saluda River Rally
This past Saturday I participated in the 13th Annual Saluda River Rally. This event is sponsored by Anderson County and proceeds go to support Special Olympics. This was the first time I’d taken part...
View Article15th Annual Lowcountry Unfiltered Edisto River Beer Commercial and Rope Swing...
Fifteen years ago I joined a group of strangers I’d met online through photo sharing on Flickr to paddle a stretch of the Edisto River. I didn’t realize at the time how strange they really were, but...
View ArticleExploring the Wall at Jocassee
I hadn’t been to Lake Jocassee all season and I really wanted to head up there. At the last minute I decided to go this past Sunday. I had planned for a simple trip – no GoPro, no deck back, and not...
View ArticlePurple Martins on Lake Murray
This past weekend I joined two fellow paddlers for an excursion out to Bomb Island on Lake Murray to watch the purple martins. The trip also included camping on Wessinger Island. Parts of the weekend...
View ArticleEdisto River from Sullivan’s Landing to Martin’s Landing
NOTE: This post was delayed a bit because I came down with a nasty bout of Covid. I’d gotten half the post written when it hit, but didn’t feel like typing or anything else. Feeling much, much better...
View ArticleFrom Sparkleberry to Packs Landing
Some days are just absolutely perfect for paddling. This past Saturday was one of them. It was a Second Saturday, which meant a trip with Lowcountry Unfiltered. This particular Saturday we would be...
View ArticleReturn to Newry
Several weeks ago I did a solo kayaking trip from Lawrence Bridge on Lake Hartwell up to the mill village of Newry. I’d done this trip before back in 2010, but thought it was high time I made a return....
View ArticlePaddling with Cicadas Below Hartwell Dam
Thursday was going to be a spectacular day and I was bound and determined to take advantage of it. I ran through my list of local paddling venues trying to decide where to go. I settled on a new place...
View ArticleDisrupted Paradise at Lake Glenville
Lake Glenville, north of Cashiers, North Carolina, has intrigued me every time I’ve driven past it, always on the way to someplace else. I really wanted to get on the water and I really wanted to...
View ArticleSaluda River from Hunt’s Bridge to Farr’s Bridge
I’ve been wanting to get on the water as much as possible. Greg Springsteen had told me about a new outfitter group that rents kayaks and runs a shuttles on a specific section of the Saluda River. This...
View ArticlePaddling Keowee on a Busy Saturday
It seems that my paddling group, Lowcountry Unfiltered, has fallen apart. We’ve all been pulled in different directions and Second Saturday trips are no longer a given. There’s another Facebook...
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