Southern Adventurer

Thursday, December 15, 2011

North Georgia October 2007

On this road trip I visited my friend Tex in Ellijay, GA. We explored his area as well as checked out a car show in nearby Jasper, GA. North Georgia is a close drive from Atlanta and about 8 hours from my house. You have many options for outdoor activities. White water rafting, hiking, mountain biking, road biking, and plenty of good southern food.

A couple places to check out in Ellijay:

Poole's BBQ
Jilly's Pub
Cartecay Bike Shop

Tex's House

Interesting house marker

Do NOT sit under the pots and pans!!

The basement bar including a '64 Chevy Pickup

The neighborhood pets

Below are a couple shots from Jasper, GA:

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park

I took my grandmother for a trip one county north to see the Bulow Plantation. The plantation is located in Ormond Beach, FL and is near several other parks and a very nice drive or bike ride on the loop. You can actually take a 5mile hike from Bulow Plantation to Fairchild Oak in Bulow Creek State Park. Tamoka State Park is also very close by.

Meine Oma

Mosquito Lagoon April 2010

One of my favorite places to fish is the Mosquito Lagoon. I try to fish here during the week when you rarely see another boat. This day we fished my lazy hole. I found a nice deeper between two islands where the fish swim through. Just throw a live shrimp on and relax. We caught a few fish and as always had a great time.

A nice trout

My biggest red of the day

Highlands Hammock State Park

I took a day trip here back in May 2010. It is a very nice state park about 30min south of Orlando. This was a CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) built park which I find very interesting. The CCC built/improved several State and National parks during the depression. Click here to read more about the CCC.

The park consists of a CCC museum, campground, and several nature trails. One day I will make it back to camp here for a couple days.

Fireplace in the CCC Museum

Giant Tadpoles

An owl checking us out

Charleston, SC June 2011

My uncle and I took his son to Charleston this summer. My uncle was heading to Afghanistan and his son Chandler wanted to see the Naval Museum Patriots Point.