Bees are such a win-win-win. These hives are in a clearing in Smithgall Woods State Park. They are maintained by Ally Bees Honey (who I highly recommend for local Georgia honey). They pollinate the wildflowers, native plants, and wildlife food plots…all while creating so much extra honey.
I assume the electric fence is for the black bears…
I took this photo somewhere in the Chattahoochee National Forest along the Appalachian Trail. There’s a lot of outcrops and…
Last Fall, we visited Victoria Bryant State Park. The park is centered around Rice Creek, which eventually flows into the…
One of my favorite aspects of the culture of the National Park Service is their commitment to the principle that every American is an owner of their National Parks. It’s a beautiful, democratic ideal.
However.
I love seeing direct evidence of wildlife in the forest. This area had lots of evidence of beavers just working hard on their dams.
At Lassen Volcanic National Park, I was surprised by just how volcanic it was, everywhere. And yes, I know it’s in the name. But I was not expecting lava rock to be everywhere and for all the lakes & springs to have a whiff of sulfur and boiling water to them. It feels like the Earth is genuinely alive & active beneath your feet (which, in fairness, it is..). Boiling Hot Springs Lake in the Warner Valley is a little off the beaten track, but we had it all to ourselves on a summer weekend.
Magnolia Springs State Park is a very underrated Georgia State Park in Millen, GA. It’s built around, well, an actual…
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