2017, 2018, 2019. Every time I go, I hike down to the waterfalls (it’s always a dry, hot day and the falls are merely a trickle), then back up to the the overlook. I keep ending up here alone, and there really is a healing effect in letting your head empty out over the 1000′ […]
What an expansive view from the summit of Sawnee Mountain! I had to ask Jessica why it’s called Indian Seats, and she explained it’s the seat-like depressions in the granite. It certainly felt nice to sit on the ledge and look out. Azaleas grow horizontally out of the rocks. Little cows and little McMansions dotted […]
When I said I wanted to visit Valdosta, pretty much everyone asked “Why” or laughed and said, “Valdosta sucks.” One friend elaborated, “The energy there is very dense and unpleasant.” Hahahaa! Only one friend had positive things to say but they were unable to come with me this time. I don’t know how I got […]
Monadnocks rolling out the red carpet back in February. I’ve wanted to see this for years but kept visiting too early or too late. What a treat to finally see this rare red diamorpha pooling atop the mountain! Here’s to trying to catch it in full bloom next year. And dim sum at Canton House. […]
I was incredibly hungover on this beautiful Sunday at Sweetwater Creek State Park, but I’m glad I went- I’d wanted to go for so long! The textile mill ruins and the rocky bluffs make it one of the prettiest short hikes nearby. I laughed a lot at Tallulah saying the muddy rapids looked like chocolate […]
Heading into 2020 with a leisurely hike at Raven Cliff Falls in North Georgia. It was my favorite type of weather- brisk but not toooo cold, sunny but enough cloud cover to keep the light soft. We went around lunch and the crowd was TOO MUCH- but I laughed a lot at Jason getting mad […]
Infusing this cold, grey day in Athens with ultra-bright Pasaquoyan visions from the summer. I would’ve loved St. EOM’s psychedelic compound before its restoration but seeing it fixed up had that extra sweetness of knowing that not only does this place exist but people care enough to look after it. We asked the caretaker if […]
On the last day of last-LAST year, Dean and I took to the mountains for a brisk hike in Helen. Our noses were getting red and runny from the cold when we stumbled upon a crowd charging into the lake for a “polar bear plunge.” On the shore, a polar bear mascot danced in front […]
Bits and bobs. Phew, that was a long, packed trip! Touring the Carter house in Franklin, home of 1,000 Civil War bullets. Earth mounds at the Kennesaw battlefield. “Wow, Steph. I didn’t know you were a Civil War buff!” The thing is, I’m not exactly. HOWEVER, like football, I grew up around a lot of […]
Holy Helen! It’s been over a year since we took my British in-laws on a road trip through the south but better late than never to reminisce. I am completely smitten with the town of Helen. It’s got North Georgia’s natural beauty with the mountains and Chattahoochee River; then it’s got the kitsch factor of […]
hometown unicorn 