I hate dealing with kudzu on my property, but everywhere else, it does have an iconic look of the American South. The Michelle Obama Trail has a long stretch through a Kudzu forest on the South River. It’s not particularly biodiverse…and it’s very much invasive. But it’s weirdly part of The American South now.
Banana slugs are a hilariously adorable resident of the Pacific Northwest. On my trip to Olympic National Park and Redwood National Park. I was carefully looking for them in their perfect habitat. Never saw one. But then this guy shows up right at our door step in our cottage parking lot near Willow, California.
The southern side of the Okefenokee is surprisingly open with few trees. It’s a water “prairie”.
This is a completed section of the Westside BeltLine on its way to meet up with the Southside BeltLine near…
The Appalachian Trail is such an incredible achievement in construction, planning, coordination, and *maintenance* – props to the many volunteers and Forest Service land managers who keep this trail wide open and wonderful.
We went hiking at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs, GA. It’s about a 20 minute drive due West…
A few years ago, my brother-in-law received a birthday gift to fly over Athens, GA in a single-engine prop plane….
*like, sometimes I publish…a lot :O – though you can pick what categories you want.
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