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"Paris Mountain
State Park is located five miles north of Greenville,
South Carolina. Activities available in the 1,540-acre park include
hiking, biking, swimming and picnicking. The 13-acre Lake Placid offers
swimming and fishing. Canoes, kayaks, and pedal boats are seasonally
available for rental; private boats are not permitted. Camping is allowed
and campsites range from rustic, back country sites to paved sites with
water and electricity hook-ups. The park's Civilian Conservation Corps
(CCC) structures, including the Camp Buckhorn lodge, are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places."
 "Cherokee
Indians once dwelled on Paris Mountain before European men began to
colonize North America. The first white man settled in what is now known
as Greenville County in 1765. He was an Irishman from Virginia named
Richard Pearis. He married a Cherokee woman and became close to the
Cherokee tribe. The Indians continually gave Pearis land until his property
extended 10 square miles. Richard Pearis is the source of the name "Paris"
Mountain. In 1775, a letter from the superintendent of Indian affairs,
Jonathan Stuart was written to the Cherokee Indians chastening the Indians
for selling their lands to white men. In one part of the letter, Stuart
writes, "You are constantly listening to Richard Pearis, who cheats
you of your lands." Some of the land which Richard Pearis possessed
contained the mountain known today as Paris Mountain. Therefore, the
name "Paris" is a construed form of "Pearis".
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| Above quotes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - online at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Mountain_State_Park |
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The two RV Gypsies began this
hike on an easy-walking, mostly-level, nature-trail loop along the shores
of Lake Placid. However, they soon came to deep slopes leading below
the dam and then a more difficult, but short, climb up to the other
side of the dam. Then the two RV Gypsies circled the lake, crossed a
boardwalk foot bridge, and passed the swimming area, before returning
to the picnic shelter where they began. Including the walk from the
parking lot, it was about only a 1 mile trip. However, there are several
other hiking trails of various lengths in the area. |
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Below: The
trail was full of things that could make a person trip. But also some
nice scenery. |
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Below: Walking on the top
of the dam was off-limits. But Karen Duquette was able to take a picture
looking across the top of the dam. She also took a picture from the
other side of the dam. |
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Next, the two RV Gypsies went
down to the bottom of the dam, crossed the bridge, and climbed the steep,
rocky hill to the other side of the dam. Lee Duquette went first so
Karen Duquette could take her time taking some photos. Then Lee turned
around to wave at Karen. |
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Below: Then Karen Duquette
joined Lee Duquette at the bottom of the dam. |
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Below: Views from the bridge
and the bottom of the dam. |
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Below: The difficult, but short, climb up to the other
side of the dam. Karen took a great butt shot of Lee Duquette. |
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Below: View
across the top of the dam back at the other side where the two RV Gypsies
were at earlier. |
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Below: View from the sides
of the dam |
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 Below:
A mysterious creature in the woods (is that an older Big Foot ?) --
maybe he eats the mushrooms!!!
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Below: Evidence of a beaver
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Below: The swimming dock |
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Below: Lee Duquette took
photos from each side of the bridge as shown below. |
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Below: The View from the
lunch spot of the two RV Gypsies. |
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