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
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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…… 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
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
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
Lula Lake Land Trust
We headed to Chattanooga this weekend to visit Lula Lake Land Trust on Look Out Mountain. We stopped in Chattanooga for lunch before the hike. The iconic Chattanooga Choo Choo was next door to where we ate, so I had to take a quick photo. We headed up to Lula Lake Land Trust. It is…… Continue reading Lula Lake Land Trust
Sprewell Bluff Park
Today I headed out to check out Sprewell Bluff Park in Thomaston, Georgia. I stopped to take some photos at the lookout (located right across from the store and before the gate where you pay your parking fee). I went down to the Flint River for a while and just relaxed with my feet in…… Continue reading Sprewell Bluff Park
Wandering around Atlanta
Today was a wandering day…had to go to the airport this morning to drop off my son, so I figured since I had to take the day off, I might as well put it to good use! First I headed to Cartersville to see the abandoned airplane (G-159 Gulfstream). It is covered in graffiti inside…… Continue reading Wandering around Atlanta
Live a little deeper! Explore everywhere.
Any reason to travel and I am all on board. I have my life list, which shows my must see locations and must do activities, but actually, I am happy to travel anywhere to explore. I even believe strongly in exploring local. No matter where you are, make sure to see something new. It is…… Continue reading Live a little deeper! Explore everywhere.
Dayton Explorations
I arrived in Dayton yesterday for a short work trip. If you know anything about me, you know I will explore and eat good food! Today after work, we headed to Sugarcreek Metropark to see the Tunnel of Trees and Three Sisters. These are both on the orange trail. The fall colors were absolutely stunning.After…… Continue reading Dayton Explorations
North Georgia Exploration
What do you do when you have a long weekend? Well this long weekend, I rented a tiny house in Clayton Georgia and headed north to get a sneak peek of the fall colors. I do think it was a little early for the full leaf changing, but when I get an extra day off…… Continue reading North Georgia Exploration
Prepping for Ireland – What to pack
What to pack for Ireland