This is a photo of Cooper Creek in the Chattahoochee National Forest flowing by the Cooper Creek Campground. I took this on a January afternoon. It’s really popular with anglers, and with beavers.
We saw evidence of beavers working the bank, which was fascinating to see.
Cowrock Mountain is one of the most accessible, and best views on the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. Unlike Blood Mountain,…
I did a short 3 day trip to New York City for a business conference. Between sessions, meetings and flight…
Watson Mill Bridge is a small, classic State Park with a huge covered bridge.
At Florence Marina State Park, the Chattahoochee River pools into the Walter F. George Reservoir (aka Lake Eufaula).
In the Cohutta Wilderness, the Jacks and Conasauga Rivers can rise fast after a rain. Due to a bit of poor planning, I woke up one morning to an uncrossable Jacks. Thankfully, this tall and otherwise healthy pine tree had fallen at just the right spot across the river. It provided a useful bridge and a bit of adventure.
Waterfalls in the Southern Appalachians are rarely grand and tall. They are mostly stair-stepped and draped rhododendron. But they have a human scale and plant diversity around them that makes them so lovely.
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