For the second time this week, I hiked my “Home Base Park,” Sweetwater Creek State Park. Sweetwater calls me back season after season. It helps that this park holds great sentimental value, being the oneContinue reading
Tag: Historic Hikes
Fantastic Fall Hikes Near Atlanta: Sawnee Mountain Preserve
Sawnee Mountain Preserve, in Cumming, is a great place to explore with the kids. Named for a local Cherokee Indian, Sawnee, you’ll find an historically sacred space on the Indian Seats Trail. The forest settingContinue reading
24 hours, with kids, at Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park
I look back at my childhood, growing up near Atlanta, and one place towers over everything else: Stone Mountain. I had the pleasure of rediscovering Stone Mountain Park, this past weekend, exploring with my own children.Continue reading
Gold Panning and Mine Tour in Dahlonega, Georgia
Today’s adventure is Panning for Gold at the site of the First US Gold Rush, Dahlonega Georgia! Gold was first discovered near Dahlonega, Georgia in 1828. Although gold became much more difficult to find inContinue reading
Come Hike Sweetwater Creek with Georgia Family Explorers! April 24
Sweetwater Creek State Park has completed repaving the parking lot! So, Georgia Family Explorers is hiking out to the mill on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 11AM. PLEASE RSVP or we won’t be looking forContinue reading
An Island To Ourselves: Camping Cumberland Island National Seashore
A short video comprised of scenes from our family campout on Cumberland Island National Seashore. It was like having an island to ourselves. For more details on camping Cumberland Island, visit my full Cumberland IslandContinue reading
Camping Cumberland Island National Seashore
In mid-November, I needed an escape. I was already feeling the pressure of the upcoming holidays. With some last minute reservations; our family ran away to Cumberland Island National Seashore, off the coast of Georgia,Continue reading