Fall Trips From Atlanta: Getting Back to Our Mountain Roots
If you’ve spent any time on this blog, you could easily assume I’m a beach girl. There are certainly enough beach posts around here to make a pretty convincing case. The truth is, I’m a mountain girl through and through. Before we had Coop, Heath and I spent thousands of miles on hiking trails. When we lived in Colorado, we were gone almost every weekend. We hiked 14ers, explored trails all over the state and basically planned our free time around where we could hike next. Some couples had brunch plans on Saturday mornings. We were usually somewhere on the side of a mountain. Then we had a baby, and…
Best Fall Mountain Getaways in Georgia & North Carolina: Festivals, Waterfalls and Small-Town Charm
There is a point every summer in Georgia when I am just done. Done with the humidity, done with sweating while walking from the house to the car, and definitely done with getting into a vehicle that feels like it has been preheating at 425 degrees. Then we get that first cool morning and suddenly I want coffee on a porch, a cabin in the mountains and absolutely nowhere I have to be. After our recent weekend in Ellijay, I may have entered my mountain era. We rented a cabin right on the river, hiked 7.3 miles, watched lightning bugs at night and basically let our nine year old and…
Georgia’s Mountain Towns: The Perfect Escape When You Need a Break From the Beach
If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know I love a good beach trip. Give me white sand, a colorful sunset, and the sound of waves rolling in, and I’m perfectly content. Living in Georgia means we’re lucky enough to have some incredible beach destinations within driving distance, and I certainly take advantage of that whenever I can. But every once in a while, I need a completely different kind of getaway. This past weekend, we packed up the car, loaded the dogs, and headed north to Ellijay for a few days in the mountains. Our cabin sat right on the river, and within about an…
