The Upstate Under Your Nose

Don’t bother double checking your calendar or regret throwing away that dried up tree you tossed out a few weeks ago. Just bear with me o...

King Of The Mountain A couple of Sundays ago my son Ivan became the youngest person in the history of people to hike to the su...

This Looks Like A Great Idea! Anybody that read our opinion of the food truck debate might have picked up some clues that I am a rab...

Our last post was a good damn while ago and that is pretty slack. Here's to more timely blog posts moving forward and something to bridg...

Turn off the Amber Alert. The kidnapped child was safely returned home. Ok, so it was not actually a kidnapping… we told Blue’s parents in ...

The Rim Is Aptly Named Early last week Chris suggested that we plan a “big” hike for the coming weekend.  Since we did not have Ivan her ...

As the father of a six-year-old I have hosted and attended more kids’ birthday parties than I ever thought possible.  I feel like I have bee...

View from the front seat of the Hippie Hot Rod This is the perfect weather for hiking. We finally have relief from the summer heat and th...

Beautiful Rainbow Falls Temperatures are finally out of the nineties and football has officially kicked off.  In my world this signifies ...

This trail is one of the best kept secrets I have found in my years of hiking the South Carolina Upstate. At the same time it is not I hike...

We were just looking for a sandwich. Table Rock State Park has a welcome center and like any other self-respecting welcome center, they hav...

There is no shortage of outdoor destinations in the South Carolina Upstate. Scenic rivers, waterfalls, and mountain top vistas cover the reg...