Tag: georgia
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Week in Blue Ridge
Day 1 We left home around 10 am. We stopped in East Ellijay at a BBQ spot, Pooles BBQ, to have lunch and then we headed to Ingles to get some groceries. We arrived to the cabin right at check-in time (4:00 pm). We went to check out the house and all the bed arrangements […]
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Saturday explorations
This morning started very early at 4:30 am to head out by 5:00 for my hubby’s volleyball tournament. We arrived at the venue by 7:30 and I was headed to Sweetwater Creek State Park. I arrived and was ready to hike by about 8:00. Sweetwater Creek State Park is located at 1750 Mount Vernon RoadLithia […]
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Indoor Skydiving
Since the kids are on spring break, we decided to take most of them indoor skydiving. We want to do the real thing too, but figured this was a natural stage of progression. We headed to iFLY in Atlanta. IFLY Atlanta is located at 2778 Cobb Pkwy SEAtlanta, GA 30080 You have to arrive 15 […]
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Saturday Explorations
Today I started the day at Providence Canyon State Park in Lumpkin Georgia. It is located at 8930 Canyon RoadLumpkin, GA 31815 I hiked the 7 mile Backcountry Trail (red blaze). The red blaze ends and you pick up on the Canyon Loop Trail (white blaze). According to Georgia State Parks Website “Backcountry Trail 7 […]
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Weekend Explorations – Dalton Georgia
It’s volleyball season, so crazy weekend schedules. After work Friday, we headed out to Dalton. Dalton is about 3 1/2 hours away, so too far to drive there Saturday morning. We arrived to the hotel late because traffic in Atlanta was horrendous as usual. Saturday morning, we woke up and I dropped my hubby off […]
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Explorations in Roswell Georgia
It’s volleyball season so we’re back to crazy eventful Saturdays. We were up at 0345 to leave by 0430. When we left it was snowing a little here in Middle Georgia!! We made it to Roswell to the volleyball venue by 0645 and I was headed to my first stop of the day by 0655. […]
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7 Best Botanical Gardens in Georgia ***PLUS BONUS RESORT WITH GARDENS!
For anyone that knows me, knows I get thorough enjoyment out of flowers and plants…maybe because I grew up with a horticulturalist as a dad, being a part of the Ornamental Horticulture team in FFA or just because they are so beautiful; either way, I truly enjoy the beauty in it all. These gardens are […]
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Atlanta Explorations
We ended a week in Orlando on Friday, drove home, unpacked and packed back up for an overnight in Atlanta. It was another volleyball weekend. After walking over 30 miles in the parks throughout the week, I decided to take it easy on my Saturday explorations. First I headed to Piedmont Park to watch the […]
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Georgia weekend explorations
You guessed it, another volleyball weekend and my random explorations… We headed up to Suwanee, Georgia after work on Friday. I had made a dinner reservation for us at our favorite dinner spot there, Trattoria One 41. It is a very nice authentic Italian restaurant. Before dinner is served, they bring out a fresh bread […]