This photo is from Mitchell St in Downtown Atlanta. It’s part of what was “Hotel Row” near the old train stations. Most of the buildings in the area have been torn down for parking lots. But this strip of buildings provides a small idea of what Downtown Atlanta used to look like.
A few years ago, my brother-in-law received a birthday gift to fly over Athens, GA in a single-engine prop plane….
On my visit to Crater Lake National Park, I got to explore some of the Park outside of the rim & the eponymous Lake. It had never really occurred to me that…the water in Crater Lake goes somewhere. Like, it never fills up and it also never sinks down. However, it maintains its level via rain / snowfall, evaporation and some seepage into the porous rock at the top.
However, even though no water leaves the caldera, the rim is incredibly steep, incredibly high, and incredibly snowbound. So it’s the source for a lot of creeks. And these creeks all run through volcanic soil, which creates some beautiful, complex canyons all around the Park.
Even though the Southside BeltLine is not paved, as of July 2019, it is open for hiking / running. I…
This past Fall, we finally remembered to plant tulips. Beyond planning so far in advance, they were quite easy to…
Roses in the neighborhood are the absolute best. Kudos to anyone who plants them along the sidewalk, just far enough to prevent thorns interactions, but close enough to appreciate the color and varietal.
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I’m Nate Shivar from Atlanta, Georgia, USA. I love nature, public lands, books, and the old-school Internet.
