I have told this story many times in class, but today I felt like sharing it. It exemplifies to me what friendship truly is. Almost 7 years ago I was having a very difficult time and considered giving up teaching and moving on to something else. I have never wantedContinue Reading
As I sit here contemplating the end of my birthday and what it means to be 49 years old, I am amazed that my life has come to where it is today! I have always looked on life with a positive attitude, but life has not always returned that favor!Continue Reading
As I sit here enjoying the quiet of our last morning camping, I wanted to share our canoe experience from yesterday! Due to the fact that we were flying down the Coosawattee river, there are not a lot of pictures! I have never had any doubt about how strong aContinue Reading
While Phyllis and I were enjoying some great hikes, camping and our wild river ride down the Coosawattee, the kids spent most of their July with their dad! They had a great time at Dollywood and Splash Country! I realize how lucky we are every day for all the wonderfulContinue Reading
This summer is drawing to a close way faster than I would like, and while I am excited about a new school year, I am looking back on an amazing summer! One thing I have noticed as a history teacher and an avid news watcher is that a lot ofContinue Reading
So, last night I was flipping through my hiking book and chose a hike at the West Palisades Trail in Atlanta. It was suppose to be a mild 5 milepeaceful hike along the Chattahoochie! Didn’t turn out quite that way! We started down the wide trail at the south endContinue Reading
There are days when it is hard to drag yourself out of bed. There are days when you have to think hard about why you are doing all the things you have to do! There are days when everything seems to be a struggle and when everything seems to goContinue Reading
THE FINAL CHAPTER-Day 3-I will warn you ahead of time, this chapter is the longest, funniest and saddest of the 3 days! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you may want to go swimming in the Conasuega River! When I chose the stretch of the Conasuega between Beaverdale and Norton Bridge Road,Continue Reading
Day 2 of our weekend began very early! Got up at 7 and cooked some bacon! (Phyllis forgot the EGGS!) Headed down the mountain to meet our great friends Jose Gomez and Suzanne Hughes Gomez! The hardest part of a one way hike is setting up the shuttle cars! (SameContinue Reading
Labor Day Weekend Day 1-Well, Phyllis started up to Lake Conasuega early so we could make sure we could get a camp site! This is her story! In case you may not know, it is 15 miles of dirt road through the Cohutta Wilderness to get to Lake Conasuega, whichContinue Reading
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