Last Thursday we headed out on Route 178 to Rocky Bottom.  We turned on Van Clayton Memorial Hwy to the parking lot for Sassafras Mountain Trail Access.  We entered the trail following the white blazes to Pinnacle Mountain which is the highest mountain in SC at 3,560 feet.  Along the way the trail snaked around the ridge of Hickey Nut Mountain which provided some interesting camping spots.  One was the remains of an old house which was rumored that a moonshiner had lived there many years ago.  Now all that remains was the chimney.  After abofut 5 1/2 miles we reached Pinnacle Mountain.  Our purpose for this hike was to observe some petroglyphs.  After eating lunch we hiked back to the car.  Unfortunately, we were within 2 miles when the sky opened up and it rained cats and dogs.  Except for the weather at the end of the hike, it was a good 11 mile hike.