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…… Continue reading Saturday explorations
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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…… Continue reading Indoor Skydiving
Saturday Explorations
Today I started the day at Providence Canyon State Park in Lumpkin Georgia. It is located at 8930 Canyon RoadLumpkin, GA 31815 Providence Canyon State Park 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…… Continue reading Saturday Explorations
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…… Continue reading Weekend Explorations – Dalton Georgia
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!! Snow is pretty much unheard of here! This was quite a surprise. We made it to Roswell to the volleyball venue by 0645 and…… Continue reading Explorations in Roswell Georgia
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…… Continue reading 7 Best Botanical Gardens in Georgia ***PLUS BONUS RESORT WITH GARDENS!
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…… Continue reading Atlanta Explorations
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…… Continue reading Georgia weekend explorations
Valentine’s weekend getaway
Our Valentine’s Day weekend started out like all other volleyball weekends. After I dropped my hubby off at the venue, I headed out to explore. The weather called for rain up until 2 pm, but it was just a drizzle. I donned my rain coat and set out to see Smith Gilbert Garden in Kennesaw.…… Continue reading Valentine’s weekend getaway
Massee Lane Gardens
If you’re ever near Ft Valley Georgia, in February especially, you can not miss the Camellias in bloom at Massee Lane Gardens! I visited there today and there were so many varieties. It was nice to get outside for a while too. One of my favorite spots there is the Japanese Garden. Japanese Garden The…… Continue reading Massee Lane Gardens
Bartow County Explorations
Another volleyball Saturday in the books. This weekend, hubby was coaching in Marietta, so I headed to White GA to explore Old Car City and Big Door Vineyards. Then I explored some more of Bartow County and a few of its Historic Rural Churches (St James A.M.E. & Brandon’s Chapel). My first stop was Old…… Continue reading Bartow County Explorations
East Palisades Trail
Saturday started like most Saturdays during volleyball season…except, with COVID-19, there are multiple volleyball waves. Normally we are up and at em early, but my hubby’s team was in the afternoon wave. We headed out about lunch time. I dropped off my hubby at the venue and headed to my hiking spot for the day.…… Continue reading East Palisades Trail