Writings

Over the years, I’ve written about my hiking trips, and more recently, about my hobbies, from language to audio fiction to design.

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  It can be an incredible feeling to be reminded that there are good people in the world, and that some of them enjoy walking in the woods, too. This trip to Eastatoe Creek provided just such a reminder.

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  An “emergency” hike when I had a few minutes while driving south took me to the Beech Bluff Trail in the Lake Hartwell State Recreation Area.

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  Here’s a short hike, returning to the East Fork Trail in South Carolina.

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  A recent snowfall gives this steep hike up to Falls Creek Falls in the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area a worthy view at the top.

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  Paris Mountain State Park, very close to Greenville, South Carolina, is the home of the Mountain Creek Trail, part of a series of trails that are easy to get to and good for all seasons.

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  Stumphouse Tunnel, right near Issaqueena Falls, is a place where Clemson University used to grow its signature blue cheese.

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  A hike to end 2013 led me to another hike in Table Rock State Park, the Carrick Creek Trail, in South Carolina.

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  Sometimes there are trails that are so well hidden that one may just have to find other trails, instead. Just like the Secret Falls in the Cherry Hill Recreation Area.

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  I had hoped to go to Hospital Rock in Jones Gap State Park, but between a long wait and obstacles on the trail, the walk was shorter than intended. But the autumn colors were outstanding, regardless.

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  Revisiting the Smoky Mountains during some time off, I explored the Deep Creek Loop Trail, which sports the Toms Branch Falls and the Indian Creek Falls.