tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72642135581740556432024-02-07T05:21:15.877-05:00A Day's Drivefrom GREENVILLE, SCAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03935415926786701355noreply@blogger.comBlogger282125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264213558174055643.post-33516015215661720782016-06-11T22:09:00.003-05:002016-06-11T22:09:43.820-05:00Last Falls and Sweet Thing on Slickum Creek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These two falls are located on Hwy. 11 just above Marietta. Travel past the peanut vendor at Wildcat Falls and park just before you get to the split where 276 goes to the right and Hwy. 11 continues to Table Rock. Park in the right and walk toward the guy selling peanuts but look to your left. You'll see a small trail that takes you to these two falls. </div>
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<a href="http://www.hikewnc.info/trailheads/pisgah/pisgah/middle.html">The Middle Prong Wilderness</a> is a true wilderness area. Therefore there are no signs, no trail blazes, no kiosks, and no other human structures. As a result there are also very few people. I highly recommend it but only if you're good with navigation because even the best maps don't show all the trails that you'll come across. Most of the area is located at an elevation of 5500' or higher so even in the dead of summer the temperature is quite pleasant. <br />
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I noticed this store today while driving back from Woodruff and when I got home decided to do a little research.<br />
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Turns out it dates back to 1920 and the home next to it was built in 1811. Apparently it was quite the place back in the day. It was a farm, tavern and store located on the stage coach road from Columbia to Asheville and from Anderson to Spartanburg. There were 18 homes on the site for the tenants and their families to live.<br />
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It still contains a number of structures on the property as well as a cotton gin but it's all very dilapidated.<br />
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There's quite a bit more I found out about the property on the National Registry of Historic places website. <a href="http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/spartanburg/S10817742047/S10817742047.pdf" target="_blank">Hurricane Tavern</a><br />
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There are more photographs <a href="http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/spartanburg/S10817742047/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03935415926786701355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264213558174055643.post-12532260810328890442015-06-21T23:36:00.000-05:002015-06-23T08:30:16.865-05:00Charleston Shooting Suspect Visited GreenvilleGenerally I try to keep this blog positive and mention only the great things going on around Greenville but I'm going to make an exception. Below are two images found on <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/19/us/charleston-church-shooting-suspect/" target="_blank">Dylann Roof</a>'s hard drive.<br />
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Greenvillians will likely recognize the first one. It's a shot of the footbridge near the Peace Center. You can see from the flags hung on the bridge that this was taken around the time of <a href="http://www.artisphere.us/" target="_blank">Artishphere</a>.<br />
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This second one you may not be familiar with but it's Roof standing in front of the <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://confederatemuseumandlibrary.org/" target="_blank">Museum and Library of Confederate History</a> </span> located on Boyce Ave. a couple of blocks from the Greenville zoo. </div>
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In his manifesto he mentions that his inspiration largely came from reading the cherry picked articles on a site called the Council of Conservative Citizens. On that site you will <a href="http://conservative-headlines.com/2010/07/dixie-republic-in-upstate-sc/" target="_blank">find an ad</a> for <a href="http://dixierepublic.com/" target="_blank">The Dixie Republic</a>, a ridiculous store located in Traveler's Rest.</div>
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So was he drawn to Greenville County because of it's beautiful downtown, or to purchase confederate </div>
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paraphernalia such as seen on his car, or to expand his knowledge of separatist history? Well two of the three seem pretty obvious.<br />
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This confused young man was drawn here because of our "heritage" and the fact that we we still embrace it so openly pretending that it represents something other than hate and division.<br />
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Meanwhile the Dixie Republic is still in business and the confederate flag is still displayed prominently in front of our Statehouse.<br />
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Soco Falls is a beautiful water fall that is easily accessible. It's only 100' or so off of Hwy 19 near Cherokee.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03935415926786701355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264213558174055643.post-79623816643356953872015-06-01T23:09:00.001-05:002015-06-03T23:51:44.393-05:00<a href="http://www.hikewnc.info/trailheads/pisgah-national-forest/appalachian-ranger-district/big-ivy-coleman-boundary/" target="_blank">Douglas Falls in Big Ivy</a> is worth a visit. There are two ways to get there. The easy drive/tough-walk way or the tough-drive/easy walk way. I'd suggest the former but both have their benefits.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">The easy drive involves driving to the Craggy Garden parking area on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It's definitely more scenic. From there you take the Mountains to Sea Trail about a mile to the Douglas </span><span style="text-align: left;">Falls trail. Then travel another couple miles to the falls. The trail to the falls is beautiful with lots of lush greenery. It is rugged and a steep climb back up. There is also another waterfall that you'll cross on the trail that's pretty interesting as it's basically a long shoot. It almost looks like the log flume ride at Dollywood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The other way is to drive directly to the area known as Big Ivy in Barnardsville. The map below will take you to the entrance, which is about an hour and forty-five minutes from downtown Greenville. But from there you'll travel on a forestry road for another thirty minutes or so assuming you're driving as fast you can possibly drive safely. The road does hug a very steep cliff so you might want to take it a bit slower.</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The road dead ends at the trail head which you can't miss. It's blazed in yellow and the falls are about a half mile further. There is a great campsite just above the falls and a few others on the way to Craggy Gardens should you feel inclined to head that way. </span></div>
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Why wouldn't this event be a hit?<br />
There's a bird show, border collie<br />
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Despite the poor spelling, Tree Frog Trail is a really nice little mountain biking trail off the Swamp Rabbit Trail near Mauldin. You can reach it by parking on Parkins Mill Road near the bridge that goes under I-85 and then hopping on the SRT. Ride down past the treatment plant and you'll come to a split in the trail. To the left is the "Treefrog" Trail.<br />
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The Chimneys are a grouping of rock formations located at the top of <a href="http://www.adaysdrivefromgreenvillesc.com/2010/04/linville-gorge.html" target="_blank">Linville Gorge</a>, NC. They can be accessed easily via the <a href="http://www.adaysdrivefromgreenvillesc.com/2007/04/mountains-to-sea-trail.html" target="_blank">Mountains to Sea Trail</a>.<br />
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Close to the Chimneys is Table Rock Mountain which can be seen here from the parking area. From the parking area go right on the <a href="http://www.adaysdrivefromgreenvillesc.com/2007/04/mountains-to-sea-trail.html" target="_blank">MST</a> about a mile to reach the summit. Then go back the way you came past the parking area about another mile to reach the area known as the Chimneys. There are a number of camp sites near the parking lot but others along the trail as well, including in the cave seen above. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking for another place to run recently, I decided to check out <a href="http://greenvillerec.com/parks-and-facilities/cedar-falls-park" target="_blank">Cedar Falls Park</a>. It's a pretty nice little park located on the Reedy River in Fork Shoals. There are plenty of trails to run or walk on and nice waterfalls. It's located on the site of an old saw mill and contains on old damn as well. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03935415926786701355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264213558174055643.post-47965926039809151062014-10-01T18:16:00.000-05:002014-10-04T10:52:45.070-05:00Get Out Greenville at Conestee Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlRMSUcORH32NJf7l6A1OlxxqT8Iik7at0jaoqwZY5ZOobD9LPTOn8p4qdf0vigCttVoZsJlnirQJ6khyXxTtRVej5msZZ4GG0Z8dDF2dOnqRMdbe0gFUKeGhCK13483i91l4JHAv5S58/s1600/Getoutgreenville1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlRMSUcORH32NJf7l6A1OlxxqT8Iik7at0jaoqwZY5ZOobD9LPTOn8p4qdf0vigCttVoZsJlnirQJ6khyXxTtRVej5msZZ4GG0Z8dDF2dOnqRMdbe0gFUKeGhCK13483i91l4JHAv5S58/s1600/Getoutgreenville1.png" height="247" width="320" /></a><b>The next race in the <a href="http://greenvillerec.com/trailraces" target="_blank">Greenville Dirt Series</a> occurs this Saturday at Conestee Nature Park. It's a 10K but there is also a 50K, a 25K and 1.5 mile kid's race. </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Opening Day Wednesday, Oct. 1st: 5pm-9pm – The ceremonial keg will be tapped! Entertainment by the Foothills Oompah Band.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Oct. 2nd: 11am-9pm Holzhackern Tyrolean Band will play from 5-9 p.m. and there will be a brats eating contest & a stein holding competition!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Oct. 3rd: 11am-9pm Channellheimmer Oompah Band plays from 5-9 p.m.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct. 4th: 11am-10p Walhallah Bavarian Dancers will entertain from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Channellheimmer Oompah Band from 1:30-5:30 p.m., and Steubenville Tootlers from 6-10 p.m.</span><br />
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<b style="text-align: start;"><b>So the Wilkins House has been saved and successfully moved to its new home on Elm St. </b></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03935415926786701355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264213558174055643.post-63372738489790882362014-09-06T14:44:00.002-05:002014-09-07T21:07:51.146-05:00Mountain State Fair<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxAVkFBhu7744YfoX1TnIQ7uT8TeD-hN09zQNntkcuPlQcMhZRd99jQa0W0oqcLviJXBzT7ZenL3jLBM91Y0OlKDByRslqPUhMtrmwh2JwlzqYYAyefzcGqkIy7_WigTRmgW2PkDbFNfI/s1600/IMG_1664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxAVkFBhu7744YfoX1TnIQ7uT8TeD-hN09zQNntkcuPlQcMhZRd99jQa0W0oqcLviJXBzT7ZenL3jLBM91Y0OlKDByRslqPUhMtrmwh2JwlzqYYAyefzcGqkIy7_WigTRmgW2PkDbFNfI/s1600/IMG_1664.JPG" height="390" width="640" /></a>The <a href="http://www.mountainfair.org/" target="_blank">Mountain State Fair</a> in Fletcher, NC is going on this week. Looks like it could be a lot of fun. From their website:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Moonshiner 5k Night Race is being hosted by Half-Moon Outfitters on Friday September 12th at 8pm at Paris Mountain State Park. The Moonshiner 5k will cover trails in Paris Mountain State Park.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ImWdJ9WnKZa7-tCpZ1XQJjjUekHTNnJQZekfjrOiPkrVrkWMAAjKb-tbZBy7sw1j-Eh8Q5ndObArBkekQjZot-bm8FrD6GFJmrhb_4inNVLNHdGelgmXowVtDntxhSwOdVqcj6Ii_GKg/s1600/IMG_1162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ImWdJ9WnKZa7-tCpZ1XQJjjUekHTNnJQZekfjrOiPkrVrkWMAAjKb-tbZBy7sw1j-Eh8Q5ndObArBkekQjZot-bm8FrD6GFJmrhb_4inNVLNHdGelgmXowVtDntxhSwOdVqcj6Ii_GKg/s1600/IMG_1162.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next weekend is the <a href="https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=27873" target="_blank">Dupont State Forest 65K</a> trail run. (That's just a little over 40 miles.) I hope to be in good enough shape to run this next year. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>About the event</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Begin by parking at the <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/W6aUD" target="_blank">Newfound Gap parking lot</a> in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. From there, take the Appalachian Trail 3 miles north before turning onto the Boulevard Trail. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03935415926786701355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264213558174055643.post-15317105640163936482014-07-31T16:10:00.000-05:002014-07-31T16:10:00.337-05:00Paris Mountain 7K <b>The <a href="http://greenvillerec.com/trailraces" target="_blank">Paris Mountain 7K</a> is coming up next Saturday August 9th. It's the next race in the Greenville Dirt Series as mentioned below. I did the Paris Mountain 12K back in May and it was a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to this one. </b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03935415926786701355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264213558174055643.post-5055656320264916542014-07-28T17:53:00.001-05:002014-07-29T15:31:19.089-05:00Surviving the Overmountain Victory TrailThree weeks ago I was deathly ill after suffering from a bite of some sort, most likely from a brown recluse, so when I decided to tackle the Overmountain Victory Trail I had no idea that neither remnants of that illness nor the copperhead on the trail would be the least of my worries.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.nps.gov/ovvi/index.htm" target="_blank">Overmountain Victory Trail</a> is a 330 mile trail that starts in <a href="http://www.adaysdrivefromgreenvillesc.com/2009/06/abingdon-va.html" target="_blank">Abingdon, VA</a> and traverses through Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina before winding back into North Carolina where it ends at Kings Mountain. It marks the route taken by American patriots in 1780 who traveled from Abingdon on horseback in the dead of winter to fight, and win, the <a href="http://www.adaysdrivefromgreenvillesc.com/2007/05/kings-mountain-national-and-state-parks.html" target="_blank">Battle of Kings Mountain</a>. One portion of it runs near Tryon, NC where a <a href="http://www.adaysdrivefromgreenvillesc.com/2011/07/rockhouse-vineyards-and-overmountain.html" target="_blank">vineyard</a> is named over it.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUkKfxKukbNsNUK47WYHeZuD5oJSwoexueIEdSWysiGccBw03npUnsq4tF9mEgsoVOZDCvaidQhwivoUrlPZzWtvM5DD4go8HFXYJGDVBejPqBci82DrSvWF_nfNRI3iJAgRf__DDty3v/s1600/IMG_0618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUkKfxKukbNsNUK47WYHeZuD5oJSwoexueIEdSWysiGccBw03npUnsq4tF9mEgsoVOZDCvaidQhwivoUrlPZzWtvM5DD4go8HFXYJGDVBejPqBci82DrSvWF_nfNRI3iJAgRf__DDty3v/s1600/IMG_0618.JPG" height="200" width="200" /></a>For the most part, IT IS NOT a hiking a trail, but rather a path made up of roads and unmarked trails through private land, <b>however there is a small section that can be hiked. </b><br />
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I've <a href="http://www.adaysdrivefromgreenvillesc.com/2008/08/roan-mountain.html" target="_blank">written previousl</a>y about hiking the Appalachian Trail through Roan Highlands which is one of my favorite places, containing large balds, stunning views and boreal forests due to the high elevation.<br />
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To reach the Overmountain Victory Trail, park at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/DrgfX" target="_blank">Carver's Gap</a> near the top of Roan Mountain. Travel northbound on the AT about five miles at which point you will find that the Overmountain Victory Trail crosses the AT (at Yellow Mountain Gap). From there, turning left onto the OVT will take you through a long descent of single track for about a mile and a half, before it then opens up to a double track that runs through a number of horse and cow pastures.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">At times the trail is poorly marked and very much overgrown. Many of the signs have been knocked down. Just keep in mind that you need to stay close to the sound of the river and you'll be okay. Once you reach mile 3.5 or so (which would be 8.5 miles from Carver's Gap) you'll walk past a few homes, the first of which is clearly deserted (despite the fact that someone was boiling something in an old fifty-five gallon drum in the front yard). You'll then come to a paved road. </span><span style="text-align: center;">This is the </span><a href="http://www.state.tn.us/environment/natural-areas/natural-areas/hampton/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Hampton Creek Cove Recreation Area</a><span style="text-align: center;"> and it contains a small parking area. It also contains some locals who will eyeball you suspiciously from inside their trailers. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">At that point you have a couple of options. Turn around and hike back, or continue walking the OVT, which is now completely unmarked and follows a series of paved, and poorly marked, roads. You could also start your hike from here if you don't mind walking up hill for three and a half miles. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepctRKnOoF5filImbmXXfU-Q4X5Zh1-VfayR11PAY7snZ21uphRyip5-OC1ULmd5y73acolz1ZEi-N4y2wFD8LyI0VkWtgmcEAuOudOT8mi0PO_mH3QngbsDNOebz0sdZ0ynKPLJWjjR-/s1600/IMG_0615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepctRKnOoF5filImbmXXfU-Q4X5Zh1-VfayR11PAY7snZ21uphRyip5-OC1ULmd5y73acolz1ZEi-N4y2wFD8LyI0VkWtgmcEAuOudOT8mi0PO_mH3QngbsDNOebz0sdZ0ynKPLJWjjR-/s1600/IMG_0615.JPG" height="400" width="400" /></a>Camping is allowed on the trail but the forested area of the trail is very much overgrown and it would be difficult to pitch a tent. The pastured areas are also largely overgrown with black berry bushes and make for a less than ideal campsite but would work in a pinch.<br />
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What my two companions and I ended up doing was continuing to walk down the road a couple of miles to Hwy. 143 where we hitched a ride to the Roan Mountain State Park campground and spent the night there. While there we learned from the forest ranger that the locals are not fond of hikers and that the area is a den of methamphetamine production. That might explain the enormous number of viscous dogs along the path. <br />
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However should you decide to follow in our footsteps, here are the directions: From the Hampton Creek Cove Recreation area, turn right onto Hampton Creek Road. (It's not marked but it's the only road you'll see at that point.) Walk about a mile and you'll come to a crossroads. The road to the right is called Teaberry Road but isn't marked. On our map it said that it was called Teaberry on both sides but to the left it's actually marked (sort of) with a sign that says "Dark Hollow Road." Both Dark Hollow Road and Teaberry Road have rather interesting ghost stories attached to them. There is a large unmarked grave off of Teaberry <a href="http://jordanandchris.tripod.com/id12.html" target="_blank">where supposedly a witch</a> was buried and now haunts the site. So don't go that way. Instead turn left on Dark Hollow where you will pass a cemetery that is also <a href="http://diabloknight.hubpages.com/hub/A-Great-American-Haunting-Dark-Hollow-Cemetary" target="_blank">supposedly haunted by a woman who was murdered by the local wives who thought she was sleeping with all their husbands</a>. We didn't catch a glimpse of her though.<br />
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Follow that road until you get to another crossroads. If you go straight, you'll be on Sugar Hollow Road. If you turn right you'll be on Sugar Hollow Road. Yes you read that correctly. Go right, on Sugar Hollow, not straight on Sugar Hollow. Sugar Hollow to the right will take you to Hwy 143 and you'll see an RV park on your left. Unfortunately, as we discovered, they won't let backpackers stay there. So from there, turn left onto 143 and walk about a mile and a half to the state park campground located on the right side of the road.<br />
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For one more option to the trailhead, see the comment from Brenda W. below.<br />
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Despite the reputation of the area, we actually had nothing but pleasant interactions with people. A kid on an ATV stopped to give us directions. A guy on a tractor gave us even better directions. A guy on a riding lawn mower stopped mowing to try and help but actually gave us bad directions. A lady sitting on her porch offered us water. A guy on a homemade motorcycle with no brakes stopped as well. He had to use his feet to stop. He also gave us bad directions but not intentionally. Then a nice guy gave us a ride the last mile and a half and even gave us some ears of corn from his garden. Once we made it to the state park, a ranger gave me a lift back to my car and refused to let me pay him for his time and another camper gave us hamburgers for dinner. It was a hell of an adventure. Wish I had time to write about all the other things we saw, like the thousand or so centipedes that invaded our campsite the first night.<br />
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<b>Distance from downtown Greenville: 126 miles</b><br />
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