Brothers Retreat at Jocassee – Part Three

As we suspected, after our long haul we were not going to be up for a late-night trip. Our nephew, Chip, joined us after work, and we set about the task of putting together dinner. It seems that each of us had brought enough snacks for all of us. There was more food than the [...]

Posted by Tom on March 27th, 2012 | No Comments Posted in Family, Paddling

Brothers Retreat at Jocassee – Part Two

…or “Becoming One with the Water” Houston and I got up early, thinking we might do an early paddle.  Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t cooperating.  It started pouring, and I kept checking the weather radar app on my phone.  It looked like it was going to clear up soon, though, and it did. Stephen got an [...]

Posted by Tom on March 27th, 2012 | No Comments Posted in Family, Paddling

Brothers Retreat at Jocassee – Part One

It was Stephen who first suggested it. The three Taylor brothers needed to take some time away for a multi-day paddling trip. We would pick a long route and camp along the way. Then reality set in and the plan got altered somewhat. Having slept on the hard ground enough in our lives, we decided [...]

Posted by Tom on March 26th, 2012 | No Comments Posted in Family, Paddling

Winter Paddle on Lake Robinson

For Christmas Laura had given me a nice paddling jacket and neoprene boots so I could do some cold-weather paddling. I had not had a chance to really try these out, but Sunday afternoon presented a nice opportunity. It was breezy and in the low 50′s (not really cold, but close enough.) Bob and Alan [...]

Posted by Tom on January 30th, 2012 | 3 Comments Posted in Paddling

Little River Blueway

While we were on our photo trek to McCormick Houston and I were scouting paddling locations. We both liked the Clark Hill area, and we were intrigued by the Little River branch, especially where it starts at Calhoun Mill. One of the comments on that post was from Kirk Smith, who pointed me in the [...]

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