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S.C.U.M.(tm)

 

What is it?                                                                          (S)outh (C)arolina (U)nder the (M)oon

Where was it?                                                                    Duh… South Carolina

BUT WHERE in South Carolina?                                 Up Country

When was it?                                                                     August 18-19-20, 2006

When is the next one?                                                    August 22-23-24, 2008

Who’s Invited?                                                                  Anyone I know, or anyone I know that knows you…

Email AH104 at att dot net for directions

 

 

 

 

Particulars:  Fee – Free, you don’t even have to be on two wheels to come.

Food will be available for Friday night, Saturday morning, Saturday night, and Sunday morning.

    Yer on yer own for Saturday lunch.

Swimming Pool – please bring a bathing suit… it’s usually the ones *I* don’t want to see that want to skinny dip.

DSL Broadband Wireless Service using Belkin Pre-N Router for the Geeks

 

Tent space out the wazoo

Parking out the wazoo

Camper space out the wazoo – electricity(110 only)

Getting it to the camper might be a problem, unless you have a really long extension cord.

Interior space – 600sq ft rec room (cement floor), bring air mattresses.

 

 

                                                   

On Saturday there *may* be a Roach Tour!!  Bill is our resident expert on Revolutionary War battles and Cowpens is just 35 miles from the cabin.

Roach will lead a contingent to the battlefield and give a resounding lecture regarding its influence over the war.

 

 

Motels/Hotels

          6 miles away – Super 8                          –  avg $55/night; 1515 Hwy. 101,                             Greer, SC 29651 864-848-1626

          6 miles away – Comfort Inn                  –  avg $70/night;   611 W. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer, SC 29650 864-848-4995

          6 miles away – Holiday Inn Express  –  avg $77/night; 1315 W. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer, SC 29650 888-465-4329

If you are going to call Holiday Inn, make sure to use FYYFF.  Let them know you are with the Reverend Bradner

Church Group who are camping at Lake Robinson and hosting many “Foreign Youths Yearning For Freedom”. 

They are going to put a signboard out front, and will discount the rooms to $65 per night for 2 queen beds.

          6 miles away – Red Horse Inn B&B    – avg $135/night; Landrum, SC

 

 

800 acre Fishing Lake – bring poles; boats (10hp max, 17ft max); sorry, no jet skis

Sail boats are welcome (again, 17ft max)

 

There is:

1 Canoe

2 Tarpon 100 Kayaks

1 Tarpon 120 Kayak (maybe 2 by the time SCUM starts)

 

150 Miles from Deals Gap & the Dragon

            Here are some maps:

            This map is the fastest by the highways (148 miles)

            This map is the most direct, with lots of back roads (142 miles)

 

This is a map of a nice loop if you want to take a 100 mile ride on Saturday,

through Caesars Head State Park.

Here’s a closeup map of the ride up to Caesars Head State Park.

            The ride is up SC276 nice twisties to Brevard, NC;

            West on SR64 out of Brevard, NC;

            South on SR178 to Bob’s Place, more nice twisties;

            and from Bob’s Place there are numerous roads back to SCUM.

 

Did I mention fireworks are legal?

 

 

 

 

 

Click on Map for Enlarged View

 

The innermost circle is 250 Miles from SCUM™

The next is 500 Miles and the last is 750 Miles

For those of you who are mapped challenged and want to know how far away you might be,

I’ve gathered the following data points for you.  If you don’t know how far you are from

some of these towns, you can’t come to SCUM™.