A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Local items of interest from Greenville and Upstate SC.
Saturday was the first clear, cool weekend day of this fall. The thought of doing yard work, or sitting inside and watching the Furman game on TV was just not appealing. What I really wanted to do was get out and go hiking. Laura and reached a compromise that combined hiking and football, and … Read More “Fall Hunting” »
Seems like I’ve been looking at tons of GIS data lately. I spent most of last evening and almost all of today poring over Spartanburg County data for our attendance zones. So what do I do when I get home, I go to a Greenville County Council meeting and look at more GIS maps. Our … Read More “Life in a Floodplain” »
Thus read a South Carolina headline in 1861, and so read a headline in today’s papers here in 2006. However, this time, it’s the town of Greer wanting to secede from Spartanburg County. Over the past several years, it seems that Greer has been annexation crazy. First, they wanted to incorporate large portions of the … Read More “Secession!” »
Tonight kicks off Furman’s "Year of the Environment" This year’s Riley Institute is entitled "The Environment: Critical Issues of the 21st Century," and the keynote address was given by the Honorable John Glenn, former astronaut and senator. The laws of nature do not change. Therefore, the laws of Man, or the actions of Man … Read More “John Glenn” »
Tomorrow is the autumnal equinox. To celebrate the first day of fall, I joined Glynda, Mom, and Dad in a trip to the Caro-Mi restaurant near Tryon, NC. It was a beautiful evening, so we were up for a drive to the Pacolet River Valley. Having never been before, I figured it warranted a review. … Read More “Caro-Mi” »
I’m always hesitant to review a restaurant with which I’ve had such a long, long history. I tend to focus on those places that are new (or at least new to me.) However, I had opportunity to eat at Frodo’s Pizza twice this week, so I decided it was high time to give them the … Read More “Frodo’s Pizza” »
Saturday Laura and I headed downtown for the 15th Annual Art in the Park. The festival originally started at as a display by a few local artists in Cleveland Park. It has since migrated to the Falls Park area, with most of the artists booths actually on South Main Street rather than in the park … Read More “Art in the Park” »
Sunday afternoon Amy, Laura, and I decided to go to the Upper State SC Fair. It was an odd decision, but we figured it would be fun and different, and I would be able to get some interesting photographs. While it was all those things, it was also different from what I had expected, and … Read More “Upper State Fair” »
One of the cameras in our arsenal is an old 1956 Nikkormat that had belonged to Laura’s father. Usually attached to it is his favorite lens, a Nikkor 50mm f1.4. I decided to try that lens on my new Nikon D50 just for kicks. In some ways, it’s easier to use much older manual lenses … Read More “Back to Basics with Lenses” »
On Saturday the Upstate South Carolina Geocachers Association (USCGA) held a Cach In, Trash Out (CITO) event at the South Carolina Academic Learning Environment (SCALE). How’s that for a bunch of acronymns with links? SCALE is our district’s outdoor classroom. It’s roughly in the shape of South Carolina, and is designed to be a scale … Read More “Cache In, Trash Out” »