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Day: April 11, 2016

In the beginning…

Posted on April 11, 2016April 11, 2016 By Tom 2 Comments on In the beginning…
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I would be remiss if I didn’t at least mention this anniversary. I started my first blog in April of 2003, so I’ve been blogging for thirteen years now. Guess I need to keep going to make it at least fourteen to avoid any bad luck. The domain RandomConnections didn’t come online until a year later, in May of 2004, but since I essentially folded the contents of that prior blog into this one, I think I can legitimately claim April 4, 2003 as the birthday of this blog.

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A River with an Identity Crisis: Paddling Turkey and Stevens Creeks

Posted on April 11, 2016April 11, 2016 By Tom 2 Comments on A River with an Identity Crisis: Paddling Turkey and Stevens Creeks
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Another Second Saturday and time for a Lowcountry Unfiltered adventure. This was actually a cross-over event, with as many participants from the Church of the Double-Bladed Paddle group on Facebook as LCU participants. Granted, two of us were in both groups, but still. The venue was one for the books – Turkey Creek and Stevens Creek in McCormick County turned out to be a waterway with an identity crisis. It didn’t know if it wanted to be Upcountry or Lowcountry.

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