Sequoia sempervirens, known as the Coast Redwoods of California, are the most majestic & most perfect trees on Earth.
They’re not only breathtakingly tall & big but they have a lightness that their cousins, the Giant Sequoias, do not quite have. I think it’s something about their ecosystem feel (cool, damp, misty) and look (open with ferns and pink flowering rhododendrons) that adds to their presence.
Black Rock Mountain State Park in Georgia has some of the best overlooks in the state. Looking south, you can see far off, almost all the way to Atlanta. And looking north, you can see Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. and into the Tennessee River Basin.
I’ve been cycling in Atlanta ever since we moved here in 2013. And while I wouldn’t call Atlanta the next…
At Florence Marina State Park, the Chattahoochee River pools into the Walter F. George Reservoir (aka Lake Eufaula).
Rice Creek is a lovely and surprisingly strong stream flowing through the rolling hills in Victoria Bryant State Park.
Some of the creeks in Olympic NP look like are from a storybook.
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I’m Nate Shivar from Atlanta, Georgia, USA. I love nature, public lands, books, and the old-school Internet.
