Paddle Trips BY ROBIN HOWARD UNFORGETTABLE They say you haven’t really experienced the Palmetto State until you’ve experienced it from the water. South Carolina is a paddler’s paradise with hundreds of miles of diverse water trails to suit your energy and experience. Revolutionary Rivers National Recreation Trail WATER TRAILS Get close to marsh birds and wildlife with a guided kayak tour through the legendary blackwater cypress swamp in The Woodlands Nature Reserve with Charleston Kayak Company in Charleston. Or, paddle with RiverRat’s in Scranton during a guided tour down the Lynches River, part of the Revolutionary Rivers National Recreation Trail . This area was the former stomping grounds of Revolutionary War icon General Francis Marion, known as “The Swamp Fox.” 34 DiscoverSouthCarolina.com Chattooga River