RAVEN CLIFF FALLS

RAVEN CLIFF FALLS

After our visit to Gibbs Gardens (4-20-22), we spent the night in Dahlonega, GA. We departed the “Gold City” early for the 45-minute drive to the Raven Cliff Falls Trailhead and were the first car to arrive in the small parking lot of one of...
GIBBS GARDENS

GIBBS GARDENS

Karen needed a flower fix and the meager smattering of blooms we encountered during our mountain hikes were not enough. We took off to Ball Ground, GA to tour Gibbs Gardens’ 336-acres of meticulously-manicured gardens among meandering creeks, ponds and lakes,...
SEARCHING FOR A VORTEX

SEARCHING FOR A VORTEX

By definition, a Vortex is a place where people have reported feeling powerful forces of energy and connectivity to their spirituality, typically located near an interesting rock formation. We set off in search of Vortex Falls and found a “VORTEX.”
STRIPMINE FALLS

STRIPMINE FALLS

The North Chickamauga Creek Gorge is nine miles from our home and a work in progress. The powerful Creek is 32-miles long, a main tributary to the Tennessee River and cuts deeply through the sandstone of Walden’s Ridge. A hodgepodge of rough and tumble trails...