Check out the itinerary I put together from this trip! Route details, resources I used to plan the trip, campsite and water source descriptions, elevation profiles, and MORE all in one neatly organized PDF. (While it isn’t a substitute for doing your own research and preparation, hopefully it will take the guess work out of planning your own trip.) seagrasstosassafras.com/product-page/gorgesstatepark Barrett and I made a three day loop through Gorges State Park. Starting at Frozen Creek access we followed Auger Hole trail to the Foothills Trail counter clockwise to Lake Jocassee. This trip was chock full of firsts for Barrett, first time on an overnight trip, first time doing water crossings. He did a great job, and I couldn't be prouder of him. The second half of our adventure is coming soon! I had so much fun with the Bluegrass theme of the Art Loeb trip that I decided to go with a Jazz and Blues theme this time around. No trail journal and playlist for this one. Sorry! I think if I did do a playlist though, it would just be George Thorogood's greatest hits with "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" tossed in there three or four times. Such a ridiculous song; makes me laugh every time! Music featured in this video: "I Knew A Guy" by Kevin MacLeod, "Stevie" by Michael Ramir C., and "Riverse" by Cullah

Thanks so much for watching this highlight reel from our basecamping trip to Panthertown Valley. There’s no itinerary or trail journal for this outing. On our trip we checked out Schoolhouse Falls, Tranquility Point, and Sandbar Pool. I know y’all are probably going to ask for the location of our campsite, but I’m going to keep this card close to the vest ;) Sorry! We used both Burt Kornegay’s "A Guide's Guide to Panthertown" and Gaia GPS. In our personal experience the guide was worth investing in for planning purposes, but Gaia GPS was far more helpful when actually navigating the area. Again, that was just our experience. You can purchase the guide here: https://www.panthertownmap.com/order/guides-guide Heads up: An order was signed into effect May of 2022 now requiring any food or refuse be contained in a bear-resistant container (approved by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee). You can read the actual order here: fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1025064.pdf You can also see the list of bear resistant containers approved by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee here: igbconline.org/programs/bear-resistant-products/ *Ursak Major and Allmitey are on List A. If you don’t have an approved container you can utilize one of the three bear storage lockers in Panthertown. Supposedly there are plans to install more of them in the area. Read about that here: fs.usda.gov/detail/nfsnc/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD1025111 Hope this info helps! Music featured in this video: “A Perceptible Shift” by Andy G. Cohen, “Sundancer” by Wild Shores, “Nowhere To Be, Nothing To Do” by Holizna “Rustle of Leaves” by Ahoami / tunetank.com, “Singing in the Rain” by David Mumford, and “Gioachino Rossini Ranz des Vaches” by Kevin Macleod