Along The Greenway: A Blog
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve: Greenway’s Neighbor With a Slightly Different Attitude
Some neighbors put up fences, some invite the neighborhood kids to play in their yard. Fortunately, the Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve is in the second group, making it a great neighbor to the Three Rivers Greenway. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources owns the...
Tree Rivers Greenway: Chunky Trunks Along the Trail
They rise up from the rich soil of the alluvial flood plain, soaring above the flat ribbon of concrete that snakes through their realm. Hundreds of giants, each one so large that an all-encompassing hug would require at least three people, line the Three Rivers...
Cayce’s 12,000 Year History Park virtual tours posted online
With walking history and ecology tours at Cayce’s 12,000 Year History Park on hiatus because of Covid 19, the folks who usually guide those excursions offered virtual tours in November and December. Their talks were recorded and now are available on YouTube. The...
Best for walkers, bikers to avoid Saluda Riverwalk during kayak event
The forecast for Saturday calls for clear skies and temperatures in the 50s, ideal weather for getting out on the local trails, but you still should avoid the Saluda Riverwalk. For one day under these unusual circumstances, walkers and cyclists should give the kayak...
Solution for east end of Saluda Riverwalk is in the works
December brought the first new concrete in a while on the Saluda Riverwalk, a small section leading from the steel bridge to Boyd Island at the east end of the trail. The concrete portion of the trail on the island itself has been complete for months, but the mainland...
Give your Christmas toys a test run (or roll) on the greenway
The Three Rivers Greenway is the perfect place to try out new bikes, inline skates, running shoes and even fitness trackers received as Christmas gifts. So here are few tips on which sections of the greenway best fit your gift-testing needs. Bikes Few Christmas gifts...
Animal sculptures in logs along Cayce Riverwalk teach lessons as they decompose
Rot has gouged out one of the giant bear’s eyes and scraped the scales off the alligator. The natural breakdown of the whimsical creatures carved by Wade Geddings in fallen tree trunks along the Cayce Riverwalk is both sad and instructional. Geddings says the work was...
Each time the boardwalk section of Cayce Riverwalk shuts down for repairs accentuates how crucial it is
Lately I’ve been reminded how much I enjoy the round-trip bike ride on the full length of the Cayce and West Columbia riverwalks. The round trip from Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center is ideal for me. The trek requires about 80 minutes of pedal pumping on my beach...
Wayside exhibits, history tours prove greenways aren’t just for exercise
Cayce has a rich history and does a good job of explaining its past. You can learn a lot at Cayce Historical Museum, you can check out the wayside exhibits along the Cayce Riverwalk, or you can take virtual history tours offered through the 12,000 Year History Park....
Greenway flood lesson: Heavy rain elsewhere in river basins can have huge impact in Midlands
Most of Lexington and Richland counties received less than two inches of rain in the second week of November 2020, a relative pittance spread out over 48 hours. That sort of soaking seldom causes more than a minor blip on river levels. But the West Columbia and Cayce...