Chattooga River At The South Carolina Georgia State Line

This weekend we went for a short walk on a percentage of a 25 mile trail near the Chattooga River. I must say, all the signs about thoroughly freaked me out. There were the large permanent signs about recent drownings. There were all the signs about how to manage the bear traffic. There were signs about not defacing property, and there was defaced property . . . . The river and walk were nonetheless beautiful!

Mother's Day Hike

Anthony, Shastya, and I went on a relaxing five mile hike in Clemson Experimental Forest for Mother's Day afternoon and evening. We had a very nice time walking and talking. A lot of people were out enjoying the beautiful day, and the company they were with.

Chau Ram Falls Revisited

Yesterday evening, we went on another hike at Chau Ram Falls. We took a trail that was new to us. There was much to see. We saw the river, many beautiful flowers, and I saw lots of poison ivy along the trail. Gladly, we did not manage to bring any poison ivy home with us, though I did have a slight brush with it. 

I walked over a small black and gray diamondy patterned snake, and I let Anthony know. He held back with the baby until the snake passed. We also walked into more spider webs than usual. Anthony said the spiders especially like to design webs in the evenings. He used a small branch to swipe the webs away from the trail. 

Family Adventures At Chau Ram Falls, Westmintser, SC

I now have a new favorite park in South Carolina, Chau Ram Falls. Right in Oconee County, this park has it all: great hiking trails, waterfalls, flowers, swings, picnic areas, and a gazebo! We enjoyed the park on a bright sunshiny day! There were not too many people there, and not too few. Everyone that I saw was having a blast.