Forest Service Road 68 in the Chattahoochee National Forest
Forest Service roads are incredibly scenic, especially in the Fall. I’m never surprised at the number of folks slowly cruising,…
Georgia
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Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites Visitation Statistics
The State of Georgia Auditor did a (fascinating) performance audit of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ State Parks &…
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The Gopher Tortoise is Gaining Ground
In September, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (Georgia DNR) announced that the 65th gopher tortoise population (minimum of 250…
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5 Notes on Visiting Jack Hill State Park
Jack Hill State Park is an underrated State Park in Middle Georgia, surprisingly close to the Coast with a bonus FootGolf course.
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Black Rock Mountain State Park Overlook
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.
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Beach at Red Top Mountain State Park
Red Top Mountain State Parks Beach has been recently renovated. It’s in a nice cove that is protected from boat traffic. It’s quite large with a very scenic area and a large beach area. Definitely a great amenity for a park with lots of trails, lots of cabins, and lots of other amenities.
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6 Notes From Taking a Deer Hunting Class
I took a hunt & learn class from the Georgia Dept of Natural Resources. I learned a lot – with 6 notable takeaways.
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Muscadine Farm at Southern Belle Farms
Muscadines are highly underrated. They are really the only native grape to North America. I love that they grow so well in The South. They grow freely and everywhere in the forest, but they’re also cultivated like on this farm in middle Georgia.
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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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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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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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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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Cottonwood Patch Campground
Cottonwood Patch Campground is a Forest Service Campground in far north Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest.
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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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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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Georgia House of Representative’s Minority Leader Tanya Miller’s Closing Speech
Tanya Miller is my Representative in the State of Georgia House of Representatives. She is one of those rare individual politicians that I actively vote for (rather than ticking a box for an abstract person / party).
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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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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.
