Providence Canyon in Georgia is one of the most curious little areas in Georgia. It’s “man made” via massive erosion and bad farming…but it’s also beautiful and has been thoroughly taken back by nature. It’s like a small window into the Earth, if humans were gone. The rock layers and formations are a stunning contrast to the pine (and azaleas / dogwoods in Spring).
I always imagined the Okefenokee Swamp to be mostly dark, green, cypress forest. It’s not. It’s mostly open “prairie” covered in a couple feet of water. It’s beautiful, haunting, and full of life. But the lack of trees really gives a sense of how big the place is.
The Cohutta Wilderness Trail Volunteers spent a good bit of time in 2025 working on the Hickory Creek Trail. It is one of my favorite trails, but has been hit hard by storms in the last couple of years.
One of the best views in Georgia. The tower platform is locked, but you can climb the steps to check…
I was able to visit Providence Canyon State Park for the first time since I was a kid. Here are…
The Conasauga River Trail is wholly within Georgia’s Cohutta Wilderness. Even though it’s mostly along the river, it also goes up onto saddles between ridgetops, especially at the end.
Lake Charlotte is an accidental treasure in the City of Atlanta. It’s a conservation tract right in the middle of a massive industrial area. But the tract is big enough and so dense with mature hardwoods that it’s a scenic oasis in the city. Love it.
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I’m Nate Shivar from Atlanta, Georgia, USA. I love nature, public lands, books, and the old-school Internet.
