3/02
Wow, what a fantastic day to explore the rivers of the mid-state of SC. We spent the day exploring Columbia’s Riverfront Park with Karen Kustafik, ranger for the City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department. We looked at the place where the fall line begins and the Saluda & Broad rivers come together to form […]

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2/29/2008
Off to Dreher Island
Today I am paddling away from Lake Murray to camp at Dreher Island State. At the park I will meet Chief Louis Chavez of the Pee Dee Nation. He is the chief of the Beaver Creek Indians tribe. His ancestors were raised on the Edisto river and he will give us insights […]

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2/28/2008
Rest day at Lake Murray
After a long solo day on the river yesterday, I was able to meet up with the support crew late last night to take a rest day. Lake Murray dam sits on the Saluda river providing hydro-electric power for the Columbia area. Paddling across Lake Murray is challenging, but I got […]

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2/27/2008
A long day through the Piedmont
Today was the longest day of paddling on the trip. I paddled from early morning to early evening getting me into Lake Murray. I passed a number of dams and coal fired power plants. I always am amazed at the process of energy. The energy of water and coal turning […]

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2/25/2008
Laurens County and the Buzzards Roost Dam
Today we paddled past the historic town of Pelzer and reached Greenwood State Park. 
This morning I woke up in Anderson, SC on the Heritage Corridor.  I got on the water at 8am. We went over our maps the previous night and saw that there are several dams. We put […]

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The Sun Comes Out and we hit the Middle Saluda
After some rain delays we were able to really cover some ground on the river today. We paddled the Middle Saluda through the mountains, reached the Piedmont and got into the farmland of Greenville county.  Before we left the mountains we were able to take a […]

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2/23/2008
More Rain and a trip to the Reedy River
As the rain continues to fall, we laid low and took care of some off river tasks and logistics from camp. Later in the afternoon we headed down to the Reedy River and did some sound recording. I admire the way the city of Greenville has incorporated […]

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2/22/2008
Web of Water trip kicks off at Table Rock
Under some rainy skies we got the WoW trip underway today. I was able to hit the lake with an enthusiastic class of middle schoolers from Pickens to do some water tests. In addition to testing ph and turbidity of the water in the lake, the class […]

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