Paul Bates on January 23rd, 2009

For the last leg of our vacation we decided to get in some more hiking and one of the best trails I’ve hiked in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia so far is Green Mountain Trail near Deep Gap.  This trail has a lot of what I’ve come to enjoy in hiking – wide views, […]

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Paul Bates on January 20th, 2009

Day two brought some pretty interesting memories.  Did I mention that I was pretty sick before I left for this vacation?  On one hand, I’m in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains just where I’d hoped to be for the past couple years, and on the other hand my cold has gotten worse than just about […]

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Paul Bates on January 18th, 2009

Since Florida doesn’t have mountains or even hills for that matter, there doesn’t seem to be waterfalls either.  On my way with Sarah and her family to the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia over Christmas break, Sarah discovered a couple areas with waterfalls.  One of them being Amicalola Falls in Dawsonville, Georgia.  Amicalola being the […]

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