Last Thursday the weather man accurately predicted showers all day.  We left Liberty, SC at 8:30am and headed for the Table Rock State Park.  After stopping at the office to obtain an annual pass for the park, we drove to the trail head.  It was already lightly raining but we were hoping that this was only temporary, but it wasn’t.

The trail head is beautiful with a stream and small water fall.  The path here is well paved and gave the impression that this climb will be a piece of cake.  However, the more you hike on the 3.6 mile trail, the more difficult it becomes.  By the time you reach the shelter for a break you know the rest of the climb is going to be very difficult.  You don’t just climb over rocks but at times rocks are part of the trail.  As an example, when you reach Governor’s Rock you are surprised to find that the trail extends over the rock itself.  This gave me some concern since the rock was so slippery from the rain.  But beyond Governor’s Rock the trail did level off to give us a break.  After we reached the summit, we ate our lunch but unfortunately did not have the expected view because of the fog. 

Going down the trail was much easier although there was some difficulty avoiding the many rocks that are part of the trail.  Also, there are sections that have steps but are difficult since many have a sharp drop after each step.  But after about 4 1/2 hours we completed our hike which was a respectable 7 miles for this week.