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Whitley Gap Shelter on the Appalachian Trail
One of the best short day hikes in Georgia is up to Cowrock Mountain from Tesnatee Gap. However, the hike…
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Cemetery in Bainbridge, Georgia, USA
I love old cemeteries in the South. Bonaventure in Savannah and Oakland in Atlanta are obviously the best. But there…
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Prairie at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
The southern side of the Okefenokee is surprisingly open with few trees. It’s a water “prairie”.
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Allison Lake at Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge
The Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge is one of Georgia’s hidden public land gems. Allison Lake is an incredible place for…
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Bee Pollinating Native Plants
The bees know Spring is here in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Dogwood Blooming
My favorite part of Spring in Georgia.
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Bunker Hill
While visiting Boston, I got to walk up to Bunker Hill (i.e., the one battle that every American kid learns…
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Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta United is one of the best sports experiences that I’ve ever been to. Fun team, great stadium, amazing atmosphere.
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Forest on the Chattooga River
On the bank of the Chattooga River in the Ellicott Rock Wilderness, Georgia.
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Flying Over The Netherlands
I love how symmetrical The Netherlands are. They have truly put every inch of space to use.
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Functional Truck
An actually functional truck, as seen in the neighborhood. For context, Americans are buying ridiculously massive trucks that don’t even…
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Atlanta BeltLine’s Southside section Is Under Construction
The Atlanta BeltLine’s Southside section is under full-on construction! It is crazy to see how many utilities beyond just a…
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They Don’t Make Mausoleums Like They Used To
As seen at Atlanta’s Westview Cemetery.
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Atlanta Skyline from King Memorial Stations
The Jackson Street bridge and Piedmont Park get all the tourist photos of the Atlanta Skyline. But I’ve always been…
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Georgia Road
Smith Mill Road on a Spring morning in central Georgia’s Oconee National Forest near Wise Creek.
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Atlanta’s Newly Renovated Central Library
Atlanta’s newly renovated Central Library is incredible & worth regular visits.
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Chattahoochee River
This photo is from the Chattahoochee River on the new overlook along the Cochran Shoals Trail. I liked it because…
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Sibley Pond
I stumbled on the loveliest pond during a day hike in the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area. I was hiking through…
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Sunset on Lake Seminole
Lake Seminole is one of Georgia’s largest (and shallowest) lakes. It’s in the far southwest corner of the state. This…
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Longleaf Pine
Earlier this summer, we visited Seminole State Park in the very Southwest corner of Georgia. It’s a small, but lovely…
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Dogwood Flower
This is a photo of a lone dogwood flower that I took while hiking along Dockery Lake in North Georgia….
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Kings Creek Falls at Burrell’s Ford
Kings Creek Falls is a beautiful set of waterfalls near Burrell’s Ford along the Chattooga River.
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Desoto Falls
This photo is of DeSoto Falls in North Georgia. It’s a really incredible view and very accessible near US Highway…
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Fall in Grant Park
Fall in Grant Park Atlanta, GA is always amazing. This photo is looking from the Milledge Triangle towards Constitution Spring…
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Sunset over Zoo Atlanta
This is a photo of the sunset over Grant Park at Zoo Atlanta.
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Lake Conasauga Swim Beach
This photo is from the Lake Conasauga Swim Beach in the mountains of North Georgia. It is the highest elevation…
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Blackberry Cobbler
This is a photo of my first blackberry cobbler that I made with blackberries grown in my own backyard. A…
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Tallulah River Headwaters
This photo is of the Tallulah River headwaters in North Carolina’s Southern Nantahala Wilderness. It’s really cool to see rivers…
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Southern Nantahala Wilderness
This photo is of Bearpen Ridge in the Southern Nantahala Wilderness near the Tallulah River in mid-October. The sky and…
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South River in the Swann Preserve
The Swann Preserve is a lovely little nature preserve on the southside of Atlanta. It protects a small forest of…
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Hardwoods on Burgess Mountain in Oconee National Forest
This photo is from January near Burgess Mountain in the Oconee National Forest. I love how there is a pine…
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Little River
This photo is a bend in the Little River as it makes its way through the Oconee National Forest on…
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Southside BeltLine in 2021
I took this photo in February 2021 along the Southside BeltLine near DH Stanton Park in Peoplestown. In about a…
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Murder Creek
Murder Creek is one of the last remaining examples of undisturbed, undeveloped bottomland forest in Georgia. It also has some…
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Rice Creek
Last Fall, we visited Victoria Bryant State Park. The park is centered around Rice Creek, which eventually flows into the…
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Loring Heights Park
This photo is from Loring Heights Park, nestled in the neighborhood of Loring Heights. It’s another one of Atlanta’s quiet,…
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South River at Constitution Springs
This photo is of the South River as it leaves the City of Atlanta on its way through Panola Mountain…
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Cooper Creek
This is a photo of Cooper Creek in the Chattahoochee National Forest flowing by the Cooper Creek Campground. I took…
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Planespotting Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
These photos are all from my pre-COVID-19 planespotting expeditions at the world’s busiest airport. You do have to be pretty…
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Pasture in Athens, GA
This is a photo of a pasture in Athens, GA taken from the back porch of our home there. The…
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Sweetwater Creek
This photo is of Sweetwater Creek which flows through one of the best State Parks in Georgia before joining the…
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Turner Field from Capitol
This photo is of the former Turner Field looking from Downtown. Even though Atlanta doesn’t play baseball there anymore, I’m…
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Atlanta Skylines
These are all of my photos of Atlanta’s skyline. Atlanta’s skyline stretches on a North to South spine along Peachtree…
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Castleberry Hill
These are photos along Peter St in the Castleberry Hill neighborhood in Atlanta. Castleberry Hill is a really interesting neighborhood….
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Georgia Dome
This is an old photo of the Georgia Dome right before it was demolished to make room for Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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Rainy Fourth of July
This photo is from a rainy Fourth of July in 2015. The rain cancelled a lot of events and get…
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Old Fourth Ward Park
This photo is from Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward Park. It’s now been nearly 10 years since it was built from…
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Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA
Piedmont Park is Atlanta’s Central Park nestled right in the middle of Midtown. I don’t go there as much as…
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Running by the Georgia State Capitol
This photo is from a late Spring run around the Georgia State Capitol. It’s pretty busy during the Winter (when…
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Mitchell St Atlanta, GA
This photo is from Mitchell St in Downtown Atlanta. It’s part of what was “Hotel Row” near the old train…
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I-85 North at Brookwood
This photo is from Peachtree St looking at I-85 right where it merges with I-75 to form Atlanta’s Downtown Connector.
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Bushes in Bloom
This photo is of a Tulip Bush in bloom in rural Georgia. Lovely scene from summer.
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Scout Lake at Panola Mountain State Park
This photo is from Panola Mountain State Park.
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Constitution Lake
This photo is of Constitution Lake in Southeast Atlanta.
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Mercedes Benz Stadium
This is a photo of Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium during an Atlanta United game. It’s an incredible venue. It’s what you’d…
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Midtown New York
This photo is from Midtown New York. I’ve been able to travel through New York a few times for both…
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Blue Ridge from Rocky Mountain
This photo is from Rocky Mountain in North Georgia looking out over the Blue Ridge mountains. It has a filter…
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Planting a New Elm Tree
This photo is of a young American Elm tree (foreground) and Peach tree that we planted in Fall 2019. They’ve…
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Maple Tree in Grant Park Ablaze in Yellow
This photo is of a young maple tree in Grant Park. Every Fall, I love just how yellow it turns…
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Driveway in the Fall
This photo is from an older wooded subdivision in Oconee County, Georgia. It has many young hardwoods – mostly White…
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Beautiful Day for a Neighborhood Festival
This photo is from the Grant Park Summer Shade Festival back in August 2017. The day was warm and sunny….
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MARTA & CSX Freight
This is a photo of a MARTA train and a CSX Freight train running parallel at Hulsey Yard just east…
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Duck Pond at Peachtree Heights Park
This photo is from one of the many interesting, but obscure City of Atlanta parks. It is tucked into the…
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Endless Fetch
This photo is from one of my many dog “niblings” – a Labrador Retriever named Molly. She was one of…
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Downtown Atlanta Skyline from MLK Marta Station
One of my favorite skyline views of Atlanta is the Martin Luther King Jr MARTA station. If you go up…
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House in Rural Oconee County Georgia, 1966
These photos show the same house in rural Oconee County Georgia. The house has had additions and renovations due to…
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the 1960s
My grandparents took my Dad & Uncle through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the mid-1960s. This is a…
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