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A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Jocassee Falls – A Preview
My brother, Houston, recently informed me that he starts feeling anxious when I don’t update this blog often enough. I’m afraid I’ve given him ample reason to be irritated over the last week or so. I just haven’t had much about which to write. The usual excuses apply – work has been nightmarish, Laura’s sister [...]
Posted in Gear, Geocaching and Maps, Paddling
If you build a dam here…
While kayaking on Parr Shoals Reservoir last Saturday, Alan and I started discussing lakes in general. Specifically we were talking about the placement of dams and the hydrology of water backing up to fill in the space. We laughed at one of the last scenes of “O Brother, Where Art Thou“, where the lake comes [...]
Posted in EdTech, Geocaching and Maps
Local Paddling Venues
After a spring full of multiple paddling trips, some on consecutive Saturdays, we finally had a weekend to ourselves with no paddling trips planned. Well, actually, I could have gone with my Lowcountry Unfiltered friends to Little Tybee Island on Saturday, but Laura and I really needed a weekend to ourselves at home. Even so, [...]
Google Earth and Google Plus
I hadn’t realized how far behind the times I’ve been with Google Earth until I ready on Frank Taylor’s blog that there is an update out for a version beyond the one I’m using. That means I’m two versions behind. Version 6.2 makes some changes to the overall appearance of the map, with a “pretty [...]
Posted in Geocaching and Maps, Internet
Quick Update
I really hate these kinds of “weekend update” types of posts, and only do them as a last resort. I feel that little blurbs about my day-to-day activities are best left to Twitter, Facebook and the like, where I would deeper explorations here. Regardless, the last week of July is always a nightmare, and I [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous
Where were you born?
Dear Twitterites, Facebook Friends, Google Plussers, and RandomConnections Readers: I need your help with a project. This summer I’m doing several workshops for SCETV on Google products, including Google Earth and Google Docs. I’m hoping to include some information on Google Fusion Tables as part of the workshop, and in order to do that I [...]
Posted in EdTech, Geocaching and Maps, Internet
More on Elevation Profiles
A couple of posts back I wrote about discovering Elevation Profiles for Paths in Google Earth. I’ve spent a little bit more time working with this, and came up with another neat activity for a classroom. In the last post I created a path with only two endpoints – basically a straight-line cross section. I [...]
Posted in EdTech, Geocaching and Maps
Elevation Profiles in Google Earth
File this one under “How the heck did I let this one slip past me?” I’ve just discovered Elevation Profiles for Paths in Google Earth. I have no idea when this became a part of Google Earth (years ago?) but I came across this feature as I was plotting my river routes for my Backyard [...]
Posted in EdTech, Geocaching and Maps
Old School Charm
Perhaps it’s that I’m the son of a school principal, and had run of the various schools that I attended growing up. Perhaps it was the many reunions and covered dish suppers our family attended in various country community centers. Perhaps it was even because I spent college summers working maintenance – painting and waxing [...]
Posted in Geocaching and Maps, History and Genealogy, Local
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