Mountain Crossings at Neel's Gap: One of my favorite places to visit on a Sunday afternoon. We drove up this day after hiking to the top of Brasstown Bald. The Thru Hikers were on the patio adjusting their packs, and Anne was determined to photograph them. I think AT Thru hikers feel a little like [...]
A while back I walked beside the Tugaloo River Corridor and was surprised by the beauty and also the light that was on this area. Right now, I'm all about color and light! The river itself can be darker in the evenings, especially on the sides near the banks. This makes it super hard to [...]
Black Rock Mountain State Park is easily one of my (quick) favorite places for me and the dogs to visit. Yesterday, when I started out, I didn't realize that rain was headed that way. Well, it rained some and then stopped. A sign of rain in the mountains is the fog. These are the foothills [...]
We had a surprise moment last weekend as we traveled to the end of Betty's Creek Road in Clayton County. We came up on waterfalls! I really needed a "water" moment and these were lush, quiet, and beautiful! They were located on the grounds of a retreat center that has cabins for rent. The pathways [...]
I'm so grateful that Cocoa is still with me. She's 13 and showing her age, but she still loves to go wherever I go. On this walk, I was struck with a couple of unchanging facts about this dog: She really wants to be with me, and she doesn't really care if anyone else is [...]
Sometimes you just have to get away and go for a ride. And if you live in northeast Georgia, it is really cool to get away and buy some stone ground grits and oatmeal at Nora Mill! For the past few years, driving to the mill has become one of my fun afternoon things to [...]
I recently hiked the River Loop Trail at The Tugaloo Bend History Center (about a mile and a half) by myself except for Buddy, the resident dog, who went along for the joy of it. To his credit, he stayed with me the entire time except when he disappeared occasionally to chase a crazy squirrel [...]
Yesterday, we visited a really wonderful place: Chattooga Belle Farms. It was perfect! The weather was wonderful—a light breeze—and plenty of summer sunshine. We decided to have lunch and then work our way to Highlands, North Carolina, where we visited plant nurseries to buy flowers for our yards. I'm having to get used to working [...]
