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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Pelzer SC
     “The Cherokee Indians were the first settlers of the present site of West Pelzer, originally called Frankville.
There were settlers in the vicinity in the 1800s. The town of Frankville was chartered in 1913. The original survey for the town was made by John Franks. The street layout in the older part of the […]

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2/26/2008
A little rest, a lot of cold, and a new boat! 
My plan is to come from the Saluda Reservoir in Greenville on a new boat, an Eclipse, using gear that was given to me, including new paddles and shoes. I’ll cross several dams, camping in Greenwood State Park on the Heritage Corridor. If you are […]

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