Early November in South Carolina

I'm surprised and a honestly a little embarrassed that I haven't done this sooner. "This" meaning both hike the FHT, and share a story. Let's go.

https://foothillstrail.org/

The FHT is a 76 mile "National Recreation Trail" that straddles the border between North and South Carolina. If you look at a map, it makes a kind of upside down U shape, beginning (for me at least) at Oconee State Park in South...