I spent many of my growing years kayaking the various rivers across North Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and various other places. One of the coldest rivers that I have ever paddled was the Nantahala River in North Carolina. The biggest waterfall that most boaters run on the Nantahala River is Little Wesser Falls, or Nantahala Falls. I probably spent as much time below water here as I did above water.
I am so excited, it is the start of Christmas Lights season. No, this is not from this year. However, I can’t wait to make some memories of lights this year. This is from the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Garden Lights display a couple years ago. I think my favorite from the gardens that time was the couple Admiring the Tree.
I found this interesting shot where the Chattahoochee River flows under Main Street in downtown Helen, Georgia. I took this while walking around the day after hiking to Upper Desoto Falls.
I still haven’t figured out if this is a “thing” or if it is just kids playing in the water. However, I frequently find rocks stacked along rivers when I go hiking. I found this one on the trail to Indian Creek Falls. It reminds me of a few previous places I have visited, like Middle Creek Falls.
You can find some of the most interesting things if you get off the beaten path. I found this driving Highway 9 in Alabama. Obviously, it has been around a long time. Since 1893 according to the sign. You can only imagine the history for which this building has been present.
This was a short, not too hard hike. I was able to make it to Upper Desoto Falls and Lower Desoto Falls. This was after running by Helton Creek Falls.
I try hard to find new places to go for July 4th. Last summer, I found myself in Florida at the Pier in front of Pier Park in Panama City Beach. I thought it was a pretty cool experience. There was a huge crowd, but it did not look that big since everyone was spread out on the beach.
I took the kids on a short day hike to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We chose to do a short out and back that covered Indian Creek Falls, Tom Branch Falls, and Juney Whank Falls. One of the easiest hikes with the greatest rewards that I have found. Not only do you get 3 waterfalls in 2ish miles, they are very beautiful. This is a shot I got of Indian Creek Falls. Oh, and the water was really cold.
I had a couple hours to burn in downtown Rome Georgia. I ran across this fountain in the side of one of the buildings. The lights were just right to get a good view of the relief carved into the wall behind the fountain.
