Thanksgiving and MY Family 2016
I have so many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving! It has been another incredible year and despite the normal challenges of life, it has been a year to remember so many positive things! The biggest thing that I have noticed this year is than my definition ofContinue Reading
AN ODE TO AMERICA
As a teacher of American Government and American History for the last 30 years, I can honestly say that I am ashamed of the way both sides are reacting to our election this year. As I watch the filth that comes through my Facebook page, I have been amazedContinue Reading
The Asphalt Jungle-A different Kind of Outdoor Adventure 2016
You never know when a day will turn into something totally different than what you have planned! I am a planner and often I don’t like last minute things, but I can usually just go with the flow when the occasion calls for it! Since we have been inContinue Reading
The Pocket-October 2016
This weekend we attended an appreciation picnic for the Consauga Ranger District Volunteers which we joined last spring! We headed to the Pocket Campground early so we could set up camp before the picnic and then spend the night after. The picnic was great and we got to meet aContinue Reading
A Lost Story from The Cohutta
It is amazing how many people you come across in the Cohutta Wilderness, and quiet often, they lead to amazing stories! And funny ones! We were headed down Potato Patch Mountain on the way home from a camping trip a while back! When we came around the curve atContinue Reading
Anniversary Weekend Day 2-A Gorge Too Far-September 2016
Pisgah Gorge is another place I had never heard of, but I had spotted it on a map and wanted to see if it was worth seeing! We drove and drove into the mountains and then drove some more! We finally made it to the tiny town of PisgahContinue Reading
Anniversary Trip Day 2-Cathedral Cavern-September 2016
We have had so many things going on that I did not have time to post the last 2 parts of our anniversary weekend from a few weeks ago. On our last day at Guntersville, we packed up and headed toward Cathedral Caverns! I had never really heard ofContinue Reading
A Day In Atlanta-October 2016
Thursday, with the kids gone and Phyllis at work, Ariana, Marcial and I headed out for a mission in Atlanta! Our first objective, food and drink…Fox Brother’s BBQ and the Coca Cola Museum! Fox Brother’s was great and we all ate our fill and then I walked the 10 blocksContinue Reading
Tocoa River Swinging Bridge-October 2016
One of my favorite stops was our last stop in the mountains! We had hoped to make it to Amicalola Falls too, but this stop took extra time and was well worth it! The drive in on the dirt road was a bumpy, but fun, trip! It reminded me ofContinue Reading
Camping Day 2-Sittin’ On Top of the World-October 2016
After a wonderful night of sleep, we had a breakfast of bacon, eggs and tortillas. Marcial, Ariana and I headed out for a short hike to Desoto Falls at our campground while Phyllis did some packing! This hike is short and pretty, but the falls were almost dry. We didContinue Reading