Red Top Mountain State Park in Georgia

October 25, 2022 On Saturday (October 22), Bruce and I went to Red Top Mountain State Park on Lake Allatoona. It is a beautiful park with a $5 parking fee at the time of this post. The welcome center is well inside the park. The welcome center has a little store and a back porch […]

Hanging with Friends in Woodstock, Georgia

October 24, 2022 One of the things we did in the Woodstock area was visit with friends. One of our friends came over and hung out with us at our campfire after we had dinner at a restaurant. Another day, we meet up with a couple in Woodstock for lunch. Woodstock was decorated for Halloween! […]

Victoria Day Use Area on Lake Allatoona in Georgia

October 24, 2022 Since the day use area is just down the road from the Victoria Campground, we decided to walk over to it and check it out while we were staying at the Victoria Campground. We took the road to the left first. It ends in boat ramps and parking for boat trailers. It […]

Olde Rope Mill Park in Woodstock, GA

October 22, 2022 After our hike in Lewis Park, Bruce drove us to the Olde Rope Mill Park. It is a historical area with the remains of a dam, sluice, and rope mill. There are trails used heavily by mountain bikes and trails that only allow mountain bikes. We walked around the entrance first, before […]

Hays Nature Preserve in Huntsville, AL

October 18, 2022 We did one more hike in the Huntsville area with a friend before we left River Ridge Retreat in Guntersville, AL. On October 8 (Saturday), we took Nox and drove to the Hays Nature Preserve. On the way, we passed some beautiful fall trees at the entrance to the Lake Guntersville State […]

An Evening in Guntersville, AL

While we were in River Ridge Retreat at Lake Guntersville, AL, on September 30, 2022, we meet up with our friend who had been staying in the Lake Guntersville State Park Campground. We parked at the Guntersville Welcome center and started walking along the Sunset Trail. The Sunset Trail is next to Lake Guntersville in […]

Back to High Falls State Park in Alabama

October 6, 2022 Our friend who was camping near us, wanted to see High Falls. We were happy to take him on another outing. We walked Nox before we headed out. In the truck. On the way to the campground, we saw deer. When we got to High Falls, we discovered they closed at six, […]

Hiking on the Cutchenmine Trail in the Lake Guntersville State Park in Alabama

October 1, 2022 One of Bruce’s friends from Huntsville, AL has a Class B RV (camper van). He came down and stayed several days in the Lake Guntersville State Park. He worked during the day and we got together after 5:00 pm to go hiking. We drove into Lake Guntersville State Park and picked him […]

Stopping by Guntersville Dam in Alabama

September 30, 2022 On the way home from Ditto Landing, we stopped by Guntersville Dam. At the dam site, there was a picnic pavilion, toilets, and a shaded concrete path with picnic tables along it. We walked along the shaded path to where it ended by turning into steps leading to another parking lot. We […]

High Falls State Park in Alabama

September 14, 2022 On Monday (September 12), I was feeling ready to try a short, level trail hike. The reviews I read for High Falls State Park talked about the easy trails. The park also allows dogs, so we decided to take Nox and a picnic lunch. We packed Costal Cheddar Cheese, crackers, heirloom cherry […]