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2023-12-14 – Watson Mill Bridge State Park
Read more: 2023-12-14 – Watson Mill Bridge State ParkThe audio for today’s podcast is cut off. Like an idiot I didn’t bring extra batteries for my recorder and the battery died 17 minutes in. So, unfortunately, you won’t be subjected to my incessant prattle. I decided to post what I have anyway. See the pics and watch the YouTube video below for more…
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2023-11-28 – Montgomery Falls – Dahlonega, Georgia
Read more: 2023-11-28 – Montgomery Falls – Dahlonega, GeorgiaI went for a hike to Montgomery Falls with my dog Godfrey for my 57th birthday. The hike to the falls is a little short so we extended it a little by going a half mile or so past the falls to another creek crossing. In all we did a little less than four miles…
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2023.10.19 Bearden Falls – Dahlonega, Georgia
Read more: 2023.10.19 Bearden Falls – Dahlonega, GeorgiaI was a great fall day for a hike. Temperatures were in the mid 50s with a slightly overcast sky. I picked this trail for the waterfall and while the hike was relatively short it was a lot of fun. The hike is fairly easy until you get close to the falls. To get to…
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2023-06-13 Dead Man’s Branch to Contentment Falls and Trestle Trail
Read more: 2023-06-13 Dead Man’s Branch to Contentment Falls and Trestle TrailWe had a great hike today. We went roughly 6 miles, saw a beautiful waterfall, a pretty cool train trestle (I annoyingly keep saying trellis in the video & audio because I couldn’t think of the word while recording), and got off track a couple times. To start I couldn’t find the trail head. The…
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2023-05-11 Rhododendron Trail to Chenocetah Memorial Tower
Read more: 2023-05-11 Rhododendron Trail to Chenocetah Memorial TowerIt’s been a bit since I went out hiking. Sometimes life gets in the way. I regularly get out and walk around my neighborhood with my dog Godfrey but I’d rather hike out in the forests and mountains of North Georgia. Today we took a short hike of about 3.5 miles from the trailhead to…
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First Day of Spring 2023
Read more: First Day of Spring 2023I went for a walk around the neighborhood. Nothing fancy just me and my dog Godfrey getting back to an almost daily walk. About 6 months ago I stopped walking him on a daily basis. I don’t know why. It just sort of happened. I skipped one day, then the next, and the next, and…
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2023-01-31 Ivy Creek Greenway – Buford, GA
Read more: 2023-01-31 Ivy Creek Greenway – Buford, GAThis was a true casual hike. No backpack, no water, nothing special at all. The Ivy Creek Greenway is in my new home town of Buford, GA. The northern trailhead is 5 minutes from my house and Ivy Creek itself runs behind my house. If there was a trail to walk along the creek I…
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2022-12-01 Broad River Trail to Farmers Bottom and Back – Toccoa, Georgia
Read more: 2022-12-01 Broad River Trail to Farmers Bottom and Back – Toccoa, GeorgiaTo celebrate my 56th birthday I decided to take a hike! Literally. I headed out a little before 9am with my dog Godfrey. It took a little over an hour to get there. I started out on the northern end of the trail. The drive to the southern trailhead is about 15 to 20 minutes…
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2022-06-02 Bull Mountain Loop – Dahlonega Georgia
Read more: 2022-06-02 Bull Mountain Loop – Dahlonega GeorgiaOn June 2, 2022 I hiked the Bull Mountain Loop near Dahlonega Georgia. The hike was more strenuous than I anticipated and it was a long time since I hiked a trail this long. This is the inaugural episode of this podcast. I hope you enjoy the sounds of the trail.