Woodlands and Water: A Foothills Trail Thru Hike

Описание: The Foothills Trail is a 76 mile long trail running from Oconee State Park in South Carolina to Table Rock State Park, also in South Carolina. Along its path it crosses the state line into North Carolina several times, most notably at the top of its highest point, Sassafras Mountain. This is the highest point in South Carolina and the state line runs directly through the middle of the observation platform at the peak.

Obviously, this trail could be hiked either direction, but this is how I hiked it in early May 2024. West to East. This placed me in the lower elevations along the Chattooga River in the beginning and culminated with Sassafras on day 4 and more higher elevation views on day 5.

This was the wettest backpacking trip I have been on yet! Powerful storms came through almost every day and night. Many, especially the ones at night, didn’t even make it into the film. But, in the end, it was a profound experience and I look back fondly at all of the wet, the pain, and scary moments, because the highlights were sublime!

You can see the photos from this film and many more in my portfolio galleries at

https://erikhoganphotography.com/

If you haven’t seen it and are interested, my Woodlands and Water essays are available in my blog Field Notes-

https://erikhogan.substack.com

1) Woodlands and Water: Into the Green World
https://erikhogan.substack.com/p/wood...

2) Woodlands and Water: Distance and Grit
https://erikhogan.substack.com/p/wood...

3) Woodlands and Water: Crux of Silence
https://erikhogan.substack.com/p/wood...

4) Woodlands and Water: Rapture in Storms
https://erikhogan.substack.com/p/wood...

5) Woodlands and Water: Ouroboros
https://erikhogan.substack.com/p/wood...

The audio tracks in this film are as follows:
1) Can’t Stop Chasing You by Ben Johnson on Uppbeat.io
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/ben-johnson/cant... License code: RFELJDWDNILUDCF5
2) In the Mountains by Artmusic (Vitalii Korol) on Pixabay.com
3) I Won’t Let You Down (Epic Motivational) by Marco Belloni on Pixabay.com
4) Joy of Life by Sergii Pavkin on Pixabay.com
5) Mountain Pine by Corals on Uppbeat.io
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/corals/mountain-... License code: CYLBWJMZCAV23TB7
6) Upbeat Indie Folk Vocals (Adventure is Calling) by MarkJuly on Pixabay.com
7) Me and Nature by Olexy on Pixabay.com
8) The Closer We Feel by Ben Johnson on Uppbeat.io
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/ben-johnson/the-... License code: RAVC09BY4AZDVBE3

All tracks are available as royalty-free downloads with user license agreements at either Uppbeat.io or Pixabay.com