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East Palisades

East Palisades

I’ve been pretty slack with updating hiking-related entries, so here goes – the last time I was at East Palisades was well over a month ago, which is going to result in this…

Bryson City Smoky Mountain

Bryson City

A few weekends ago, on a whim, Chad booked a cabin just outside of Bryson City, North Carolina.


He has always wanted to go mountain biking at Tsali Recreation Area, so we took an extended weekend with Boris in the mountains.

Sope Creek

Sope Creek – Autumn

This afternoon, after I had finished some household chores, I took advantage of the 72 degree weather (yes, it is December 2nd) and went to Sope Creek.


I purchased an annual Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area pass a few weeks ago for $25 so I’ve been making my weekend trips to the areas (or “units”) off of the highway in Roswell, Marietta and Sandy Springs.

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Down By The River

This weekend, my friends and I headed back up to the secret camping spot in North Georgia to celebrate D.’s birthday. This past week was sort of a weird whirlwind of stress, uncertainty…

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Secret Spot – North Georgia Camping

I’ll apologize now for not disclosing the location of this camping spot. It’s just so small, and quiet, and was actually referred to us by a family who has been camping here for…

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Reynolds Nature Preserve

33.598785,-84.348114 A few weeks ago I took my dog to Reynolds Nature Preserve in Morrow, Georgia. It’s a very cute, easily-accessible community park with free parking, educational resources, and a few miles of…

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High Falls State Park

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Chattanooga

35.017063, -85.342140 I hope to update this post with new photos and anecdotes soon, as I took these photos in 2009. Chattanooga isn’t close to Atlanta, per se – it’s about a two hour…

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DeSoto Falls

Last weekend, Sara and I drove up to Dahlonega to check out Desoto Falls. Chad has a book about 50+ hikes in North Georgia, and I’d also seen some photos online about the…

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Kennesaw Mountain

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