Our campsite and campfire on the Chattooga River just after sunset. … [Read more...]
Big Shoals 1; Rob Brown 0
February 10, 2024 By Leave a Comment
Even with lower water levels on Big Shoals this year - it packs a punch. Here's the recovery effort after Rob ran the rapid in a canoe. (I incorrectly call this Bull Sluice in the video which is further down the river.) … [Read more...]
Episode 101: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly 2
August 12, 2023 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 101, we continue our discussion of The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly - our best and worst experiences on the Trail. Recorded live on the Chattooga River in northwestern South Carolina, I sit fireside with 3Dub, Mick, Hollywood, and Therm Rider after hiking to Long Creek Falls and settling in for the night. In the show we discuss some great sunsets, 3Dub's fall into a Cobra hole, our favorite campsites, and Hollywood's discovery of a tick - in the worst possible place! This … [Read more...]
Pratt Takes The Plunge
August 7, 2022 By Leave a Comment
It's probably not a good idea for 50+ year old guys that weigh as much as we do to rope swing in to the Chattooga River, but Pratt is the first to get the courage and holds on long enough to clear the shallow area. … [Read more...]
Release The Hounds
August 7, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Found a rope swing on the Chattooga River - and no we didn't hear banjos in the distance. The Weasel takes a big swing and the hounds are released. … [Read more...]
Episode 92: Florida Trail (Suwannee River)
February 4, 2022 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 92, the Camel joins me in the studio to discuss the Suwannee River section of the Florida Trail which we hiked this winter. If you are not familiar with the Suwannee, it is a 246 mile river that begins in the Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia and ends at the Gulf of Mexico in the northern panhandle of Florida. On our trip, we backpacked ~34 miles moving downstream and east to west on the Suwannee - from the town of White Springs to Gibson County Park. This section of the … [Read more...]
Reggie Cozy In His Hammock
June 14, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Reggie looks cozy in his hammock as he enjoys a cocktail and rides out a nasty thunderstorm on the Chattooga River. … [Read more...]
Riding The Storm Out
June 14, 2021 By Leave a Comment
The rest of our group fared much better than Phillip during a summer thunderstorm on the Chattooga River. But that might be my fault ... … [Read more...]
Chattooga River Downpour
June 14, 2021 By Leave a Comment
3Dub (aka Phillip) and I enjoy the cover from his tarp during a heavy downpour on the Chattooga River in the summer of 2021. … [Read more...]
