Baseball Never Gets Old
I miss Turner Field, bu the view of Truist Park is still incredible, especially when the home team wins.
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North View from Rabun Bald
Rabun Bald is the second highest point in the state of Georgia. It’s also one of the wettest spots east of the Mississippi River. I also love it because unlike Brasstown Bald, which has a parking lot, a paved trail, and a visitor center on top, Rabun Bald has only the remains of a fire tower.
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My Cows Just Chillin’
My cows are fascinating. They are such huge, docile animals. I now really understand why they were domesticated and are so valuable all around the world.
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Extra Tall Pine and Fir Trees in Mount Rainier National Park
One aspect about Mount Rainier National Park that I think gets taken for granted is that, because it is in such a remote, rugged area that the natural resources did not really get exploited by European settlers before it was named a national park.
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The Netherlands’ Symmetry
I had to fly through Amsterdam Schaipole Airport on my way to India. and on approach you can clearly see how symmetrically the Dutch have divided up their country.
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The Nisqually River Valley of Mount Rainier National Park
This photo is from June, and it’s amazing to me that there is still snow on mountains in Washington and around Mount Rainier at that time of year. The landscape is just the perfect stereotype of mountains, sky, trees. It’s all so epic with big sky and big views.
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Kubota Park in Seattle, Washington
Kurobata Park is a public city park in the southeastern side of the city of Seattle. It absolutely blew me away with how well curated and maintained it was, in addition to its sheer size.
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Walking on the Longmire Trail in Mount Rainier National Park
The Longmire Trail is a very family-friendly beautiful trail that winds around the Longmire Farm area. It goes past old cabins, wetlands, hot springs and has incredible views of both the Ramparts and Mount Rainier itself.
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Summer Flowers in Seattle’s Kubota Park
These flowers looked like some sort of azalea that surprised me when we got to visit Seattle. These were throughout the Japanese gardens at Kubota Park.
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Ruby Beach at Olympic National Park
Ruby Beach is an absolute gem (pun!) in Olympic National Park. It is a beach for sure, but it’s also a beach that does not want humans around. It is incredibly rugged, blustery, and powerful. There’s no swimming, but just being on the beach around the massive beach logs, rocky outcrops, and sea spray is invigorating.
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Atlanta from Stone Mountain
I love this view – even though it’s hard to truly capture without a lens on a proper camera.
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View Westward from Mt Rainier
The views coming off Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park are almost absurd because they are so beautiful. It almost looks like a painting but it’s all real life.
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Watson Mill State Park
Watson Mill State Park is a small but lovely and underrated Georgia State Park in northeast Georgia. The river feeds into the Broad River system, and the shoals always make for a great place for kids to explore and have fun.
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Longmire Meadows in Mount Rainier National Park.
Longmire Meadows is a very scenic, low elevation area in Mount Rainier National Park.
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Pine Flatwoods at the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
Florida’s Pine Flatwoods are a beautiful and serene landscape…but an absolute pain to hike in. They are definitely not welcoming to humans. But – when you have a nice boardwalk, they are a joy to walk through and observe.
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Champion Eastern Redcedar
On my trip to General Coffee State Park in south Georgia, I got to visit the largest Eastern Redcedar in the United States. It’s in an isolated church graveyard…and is quite a big guy. The tree has witnessed a lot of history since 1802.
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Mossy Creek on the Kalaloch Trail in Olympic National Park
Some parts of Olympic National Park look like they are straight out of a Disney movie set. I love all the mosses.
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Cottonwood Patch Campground
Cottonwood Patch Campground is a Forest Service Campground in far north Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest.
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Small Creek in Southern Appalachians
Sometimes hiking in the southern Appalachians can get brambly and overgrown, but I love spots where several forest communities are living close together. At this spot, there is dry, upland pine in the background and shaded, wet fernbank in the foreground.
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Chattahoochee River near the Headwaters
The Chattahoochee River is one of the (if not *the*) most important river in Georgia. It starts far up in the Chattahoochee National Forest in the southern Appalachians. This photo is a few miles south of its source where it’s gathering the flow of Henson Creek.
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Murray’s Lake in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest
Murray’s Lake is a small recreational lake in the Chattahoochee National Forest near the Conasauga River and near the Lake Conasauga Campground.
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GardenHood in Grant Park, Atlanta
There aren’t that many independent garden shops around. But GardenHood is one that is a hidden gem on the east side of Atlanta. For such a small space, they have a great selection of plants, trees, and shrubs. Their space is always fun to meander through, even you have no plans to purchase that day.
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Gwinnett Stripers at Coolray Field
There’s nothing like Minor League Baseball.
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Beach at Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cumberland Island is one of Georgia’s natural treasures. Most of the Georgia coast is protected, but Cumberland Island is not only *completely* protected, it’s also huge and intact.
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Forest Road in the Oconee National Forest
The Oconee National Forest does not have the mountains of the Chattahoochee National Forest, its northern partner, but it does have plenty of scenery and diverse flora & fauna.
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Old Beaver Lodge
Around Murray’s Lake in the Chattahoochee National Forest, the beavers have completely taken over. The wetlands upstream from the (man-made) lake have a series of dams with old lodges and lots of fallen trees. It’s so cool to see in person.
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Zinnias!
I love how zinnia flowers are ridiculously easy to plant and enjoy throughout the summer. We got this packet from Southern Seed Exchange.
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Night Baseball Game At Truist Park
Baseball is so much anytime, but is especially fun at night.
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Constitution Springs in Grant Park
Atlanta is, curiously, the headwaters of two major river systems (Flint & Ocmulgee). The Flint starts underneath the airport runways. This spot is one source of Intrenchment Creek, which flows to the South River, to the Ocmulgee, to the Altamaha, to the Atlantic. It’s also a lovely spot to enjoy historic landscape architecture.
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Appalachian Trail, Southbound at Hogpen Gap, Georgia
The Appalachian Trail is such an incredible achievement in construction, planning, coordination, and *maintenance* – props to the many volunteers and Forest Service land managers who keep this trail wide open and wonderful.
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Redbud Budding Out
I never notice Redbuds until the Spring, when they really show out.
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Hickory Ridge Trail in the Cohutta Wilderness
The Hickory Ridge Trail in the Cohutta Wilderness in the Chattahoochee National Forest is a favorite interior trail of mine.
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Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park
Ruby Beach is beautiful, rugged, and powerful.
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Calm Gulf of Mexico on St George Island
The Gulf of Mexico is often calmer than many lakes.
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Canyon Floor at Providence Canyon State Park
The erosion that formed Providence Canyon just keeps on going.
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Michelle Obama Trail Through Kudzu Along The South River
Kudzu is the iconic invasive plant of the American South.
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Biking The Michelle Obama Trail along Georgia’s South River
The PATH Foundation has been building out an entire network of protected trails around Metro Atlanta.
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Fog on Chestnut Lead Trail in the Cohutta Wilderness
The Cohutta mountains in Georgia’s section of the Appalachians are not especially high, but their topography is unique enough to generate their own weather.
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Kubota Garden in Seattle, Washington
Looking over the pond at Kubota Garden in Seattle, Washington
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Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park
So lovely, peaceful, but full of energy, but also not the place to sunbathe.
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Mt. Rainier National Park Needs To Calm Down
Mt. Rainier has too much beauty for one place.
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Longmire Cabin In Mt. Rainier National Park
The Longmire settled the land around Mt. Rainier in cabins that still exist today.
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Atlanta Skyline From Grant Park
Why hello Atlanta!
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TIL That Beach Logs Do Kill
Mother Nature doesn’t want you goofing off on the Pacific Coast beaches.
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Murphy Ave, Beltline, and MARTA
Walking around Atlanta where there’s constantly changes coming.
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Creek in Olympic National Park
Some of the creeks in Olympic NP look like are from a storybook.
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Mt. Rainier
Mt. Rainier is one of those rare places that’s truly difficult to overhype.
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Chattahoochee River at Florence Marina State Park
At Florence Marina State Park, the Chattahoochee River pools into the Walter F. George Reservoir (aka Lake Eufaula).
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Watson Mill Bridge State Park
Watson Mill Bridge is a small, classic State Park with a huge covered bridge.
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Midtown Atlanta Skyline from Piedmont Park
There are so many angles in Piedmont Park to frame Atlanta’s Midtown Skyline.
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Historic Entrance at Mammoth Cave National Park
I had no idea that this is what the main entrance to Mammoth Cave looked like. It’s so insane.
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Grassy Mountain, Georgia, USA
One of the best views in Georgia. The tower platform is locked, but you can climb the steps to check…
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Last Look at The Zoo Atlanta Panda Bears
This picture is my last visit to see the panda bears in Zoo Atlanta. They were recalled to China where they will live out their lives there. It’s a little bittersweet.
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Waterfall in the Raven Cliffs Wilderness
Raven Cliffs Wilderness is one of the best hikes in Georgia.
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Piedmont Stream in Victoria Bryant State Park
Rice Creek is a lovely and surprisingly strong stream flowing through the rolling hills in Victoria Bryant State Park.
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Green River in Mammoth Cave National Park
I was blown away at the beauty above ground at Mammoth Cave National Park.
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Cloudland Canyon, Georgia, USA
One of Georgia’s most impressive land forms. It’s always worth a trip.
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Black Rock Mountain State Park, Georgia, USA
Black Rock Mountain State Park is mostly known for their excellent hiking trails, but they also have the loveliest lake…
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Chicago Skyline
Chicago is one of my favorite cities. And wow, does Chicago know how to do a skyline. It’s really impressive.
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Sunset at Crooked River State Park
Crooked River State Park is one of the most underrated State Parks in Georgia. And the Georgia coast is one…
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Dalton Highway in Alaska
Alaska is so huge that I had a hard time even trying to capture it with my camera. This is…
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Bangor, Maine, USA
On my way back from Acadia National Park, we got to stop in Bangor, ME, which strikes me as a…
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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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