A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
OK, dear readers, I’ve been battling a bad case of the flu. I had a blog post about a kayaking trip in the works, but haven’t been able to concentrate long enough to finish writing it. Same goes for research and writing scripts for new podcast episodes. I hate for there to be any interruption … Read More “The Flu interrupts things here” »
I’m getting slack about this. I’ll try to do better. New podcast episode dropped a week ago.
I was browsing through the University of South Carolina’s collection of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. These maps are highly detailed maps of towns and cities from the early 20th Century and are excellent for historical research. According to Wikipedia… Sanborn maps are detailed maps of U.S. cities and towns in the 19th and 20th centuries. Originally … Read More “We’ll Always Have Paris” »
A new episode of Carolina Ghost Towns has dropped. This one is about the lost town of Shelton on the banks of the Broad River in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
It had been far too long since I’ve had a kayak out on a river. Hurricane Helene brought a halt to most of my paddling activities. I did some trips down in Florida over the holidays, but I was in need of some Edisto time. When I saw that the Edisto River Canoe and Kayak … Read More “Givhans to Good Hope – Edisto River with ERCK” »
A new podcast episode is out. I’ve embedded it below:
As usual, fellow explorer Alan Russell and I planned to a ramble on MLK Day, as we do each year. We brainstormed several options, and decided to head to upper Anderson County to the community of Slabtown. I had actually visited these sites back in 2021 with the intention of writing a blog post about … Read More “Slabtown, Equality, and the Thalian Web – MLK 2025” »
Today starts Season 2 of my podcast, Carolina Ghost Towns. I realize I’ve been doing readers here a disservice. I’ve been devoting lots of my efforts into the podcast, but it doesn’t show up here, except on the Podcast page, a link which doesn’t seem to be working on my main page. Therefore, I’ve decided … Read More “Podcast Episode – Cambridge and Ninety Six” »
Yeah, it’s been a hell of a year. It started with big plans for travel and other projects. It ended with depression and wondering where things are going in 2025. There were lots of ups and downs along the way. On the positive side, I started my new podcast, Carolina Ghost Towns. That’s been a … Read More “2024 Wrap Up” »