A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
This past Saturday I joined a group of about 20 paddlers from the Carolina Splash Mob for a trip out to Church Island in Lake Marion. CSM organizer Dawn Marie asked if I could lead the group and record audio for an upcoming episode of Carolina Ghost Towns. The plan was to paddle out to … Read More “Church Island with the Carolina Splash Mob” »
This is a post that raises more questions than it answers. It was an interesting dive down a rabbit hole with lots of random connections, but those connections will probably of interest to only my family. I never knew my Papa Taylor. He died before I was born. However, I know quite a bit about … Read More “The Teaching Career of Mamie Leapard” »
This weekend is the Labor Day holiday. I had been doing research on Equality Colony near where our house is in Washington State for a future podcast. The episode isn’t supposed to come out until November sometime, but since I already had the script ready and the topic was more appropriate for Labor Day, I … Read More “The Soviet Republic of Washington” »
When we’re visiting Laura’s sister in Florida we like to indulge in two delicacies. The first is conch fritters. We’ll hit a tiki bar or local spot and order some at least once while we’re there. The other is Macy’s Fish Dip. The only place we’ve seen it is one or two spots in Vero … Read More “Tom’s Smoked Fish Dip” »