Foothills Trail, More than Bargined for

I started yet another long trail this last trip. Over the week of Nov. 3rd to 7th I start hiking the Foothills Trail in North/South Carolina. I left out from Oconee State Park in SC with Patrick Brockington on Wednesday afternoon and planned on hiking 31 miles by Friday night. Martha was going to drive up after work and meet us at the Bad Creek Access point along the trail and we would then Hike to Bear Creek Camp and stay then night and then return to the vehicle. The weather worked in our favor this time. Overcast on Wednesday, rain that night and the clear the rest of the week high in the mid 60's and lows around 35 degrees. We ended up not be able to hike farther on the Foothills trail after Bad Creek Access because of there not being a camping spot and my knees giving me a problem. I want to think it was all the kneeling I have been doing working on the tile in the bathroom, but don't know for sure. Instead we hike to several waterfall on Saturday morning and built a fire and bummed around camp in Oconee State Park that evening and on Sunday morning as well. Had a great cold weekend with lots of fall leaves and fellowship. loking forward to finishing this trail, like all the rest.