I have learned a great deal about God from nature. I think this is true for many lovers of the outdoors. An escape to the outdoors reconnects us to the simple beauty of our earth and reminds of – whispers to us – what is important. In the past, to me, church was church and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘georgia’
November 4th, 2011
12Stone Hiking Trail
Posted in Georgia 
Tags: 12 Stone, 12Stone, Church, ga, georgia, Gwinnett County, hiking trail, lawrenceville 
No Comments »June 14th, 2010
Favorite Georgia Hikes
There are some great hiking trails in Georgia. From the mountains to the coast, and all in between there are many trails. From trails in state and national parks to city trails there is something for you. Here are just a few of my favorites: Appalachian Trail in Georgia – There are seventy some odd [...]
October 6th, 2009
Best Family Campground in North Georgia
There was a time when I would never consider a campground with other people a fun thing. I have always loved to camp, but preferred to camp away from the crowds. Then I had a son, a few nephews, and a godson and camping in places fun for kids became a good idea. Last fall I found Enota [...]
Posted in Georgia Tags: camp, camp ground, campground, camping, campsite, enota, family, georgia, north georgia, outdoors 1 Comment »October 5th, 2009
Pine Mountain Trail of FDR State Park
Since 1975, volunteers of all ages have labored to build and maintain the Pine Mountain Trail, a 23-mile footpath. This main trail and connecting loops, that crosses and follows the beautiful Pine Mountain ridge in west central Georgia, is inside the Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park and near Callaway Gardens. Quiet woods, sparkling streams, misty [...]
February 25th, 2009
Hogpen to Unicoi – North Georgia Hiking Trip
There are over 70 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. Each section offers unique and beautiful valleys and mountains with breathtaking views. One of my favorite sections starts at Hogpen Gap and ends at Unicoi Gap. This 14 miles section starts on Hwy 348 of the Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway and ends about [...]
Posted in Appalachian Trail Tags: Appalachian Trail, Appalachian Trail Georgia, at, georgia, helen, hog pen gap, hogpen gap, unicoi gap 2 Comments »January 2nd, 2008
Georgia Travel Site & New Baby
Sorry I havn’t posted in a while but my wife had our son on December 11th and things have been freaking crazy. When I do have free time to write I’m so wiped out that I just want to veg-out and stare at the wall. I don’t want to complain though because life is good [...]
October 30th, 2007
North Georgia Hiking at Raven Cliffs Trail
The Raven Cliffs Trail has been one of my favorites since I was first introduced to it about fifteen years ago. I took a hiking class at Young Harris College and had a blast hiking short trails like Raven Cliffs each week. In the early 1990s the trail was still fairly new and had yet [...]
Posted in Georgia Tags: ga, georgia, georgia hiking, helen, hiking trails, raven cliffs trail 1 Comment »