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...

I swear this is nowhere near as dirty as it sounds. Last week we were enjoying a family game night with a round of Junior Scrabble. Si...

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...

I am far too tired from Skunk Fest to write about Skunk Fest. So here's some pictures of another amazing weekend at the Skunk ...

Did you ever wish you could be three places at once? This has been a growing problem for me as there just seems like there is too m...

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...

The Lodge A couple weekends ago Chris, Ivan, a kidnapped child, and I went on an adventure.   We hiked at Jones Gap State Park and lis...

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...

Image via Wikipedia I stole this pic from the Interweb Okay, so technically this is North Carolina and not actually part of the South Car...

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 ...

If you have looked to the right at any time in the last few weeks, you have seen an ad for the Albino Skunk Music Festival .  Since I do not...

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...

I told you what I was going to do last Sunday and now I am going to tell you what you missed. I am not bragging but I had such a good Sun...

This post is a preview for a weekend that cannot come soon enough.  Sunday will mark the first day in over two weeks that is not scheduled...

Ok, so maybe this is not a place I would recommend visiting on a carefree Sunday afternoon with the family. However, it is a place local to ...

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