I'm getting ready to embark on a 3-day walk on the Foothills Trail, an 80-mile trail that meanders along the northwest corner of South Carolina, along the borders with North Carolina and Georgia. I am walking alone, so I needed to find a shuttle so I could avoid having to walk in a circle. I will be walking from Whitewater Falls westward to the Chatooga River and Oconee State Park.
I would not have visited Point Lobos Reserve this week if it had not been for my social network. About a year ago, my friend Chris introduced me to his friend Kurt. A few months later, Kurt invited me to breakfast where I met George. In May, George, Kurt, and I walked the length of the Art Loeb Trail in Pisgah Forest.
I would not have visited 
