Upstate SC Small Towns

July 1, 2022 - I make this journey every year since 2012. Why? To celebrate my daddy's birthday. This year, like a few others, I traveled alone. I decided to take my CanAm Spyder RT and document the adventure and share with you!

In total, I did about 84 miles of secondary roads enjoying the scenery and small towns along the way. I traveled through Central, SC, a small town with about 3,000 permanent residents and a steady stream of part-time residents attending the area colleges, like Southern Wesleyan, Clemson University or Tri-County Technical College. Central got its name because it is located midway between Atlanta, GA and Charlotte, NC. When I reviewed the footage, I realized I had passed a very unique historic site in Central called the Central Roller Mills. Now I am going to have to take some extra time and go back through the next time I am making this journey.

I also did a little bit of travel through Clemson, SC...wishing I had taken a detour to see the campus, but I did dip my toes on campus. I passed over Lake Hartwell a few times and had a smile on my face when I saw the infamous orange paws on the roadway.

Once I arrived in Seneca, SC, my hometown...I did venture through downtown and talk a little about the things I remembered as a youngster. The buildings that I recognized and some that were gone. I didn't talk about it on video but a few things I take pride in knowing about Seneca, is that while it is a dot on the map, it does have some famous individuals that makes the small town special. Seneca is hometown to a few political figures like John Edwards and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham as well as a few professional athletes like, MLB star Willie May Aikens, NFL stars, Bennie Cunningham and Clarence Kay, Christian Rockers Needtobreathe and TV personalities Todd and July Chrisley. I even rode through Ram Cat Alley, which plays a significant roll in Seneca's history and is on the National Registry. A few other interesting facts about Seneca that I like to share is the beautiful lakes. Seneca is located in the county of Oconee. In Seneca, Duke Energy is responsible for the man-made lake, Lake Keowee. Also in Oconee County, the small town of Salem holds the beautiful Lake Jocassee. Take some time and search those places...I didn't get to make rounds to all of them but it's on my list of "Wheel Epic Adventures".

If you would like to see the scenery from the back roads visit the YouTube channel for a 20 minute video of my view from my Spyder ride CLICK HERE.