Southwest Georgia National Historic Sites
Nestled along the back roads of southwest Georgia are two very different pieces of US history: the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site and the Andersonville National Historic Site. Both are … Read more
South
Trips to Virginia, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky
Revolutionary Carolina – Cowpens & Kings Mountain Battlefields
We needed a break from work, so we took a day off and headed to Gaffney, SC to visit National Parks sites #151 and #152: Cowpens National Battlefield and Kings … Read more
Hot Springs National Park
It is easy to get excited about a visit to most any National Park. You’ve seen pictures of the Grand Canyon. The wildlife and thermal features at Yellowstone are legendary. … Read more
A Weekend in Central Arkansas
When you live in Georgia and you love the American West, you end up traveling across the country a lot. Our route west usually goes one of two ways: a … Read more
Flying Through Forest at Historic Banning Mills
wwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaAhAhAhAHAHAHAHAHAH I am flying through canopy of a west Georgia forest, at least a hundred feet off the ground. It’s completely serene except for the sound of the gear, sliding … Read more
One Week Disney World Itinerary
Spending time in Disney World is a great time, but it can be overwhelming, both in planning your Disney World itinerary and in your visit. Grant and I recently spent … Read more
Macon Cherry Blossom Festival
Perhaps unbeknownst to many, Macon, Ga. is known as the Cherry Blossom Capital of the World. Each March, the city turns pink as the trees bloom. The city celebrates this … Read more
Southern Alabama National Parks and Gulf Islands National Seashore
Bonnie and I enjoy taking trips over most breaks, with Christmas being no exception. Last year (2015), we spent the entire two-week break driving through Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah and … Read more
Cloudland Canyon and Fort Mountain
Over the last couple of years we have realized that while we have spent lots of time traveling all over the county and overseas, we haven’t really spent much time … Read more
Two Days in Savannah
There is something truly seductive about the coastal South… The old homes, the moss-draped oak trees, the slowness of both the life and the cooking… It just sings… Just like … Read more