Best Romantic Mountain Getaways in the Southeast: Hiking, Spas, Wineries & a Little Luxury
If you read this blog based solely on my Google traffic, you would probably assume I am a beach girl. And I do love a beautiful beach, especially if you give me clear water and somewhere to snorkel or dive. But mountains have always been home for Heath and me. When we lived in Colorado, we spent pretty much every free weekend hiking. We put thousands of miles on our boots, climbed several 14ers and thought absolutely nothing of disappearing into the mountains for an entire day. Then we had Coop and apparently decided a baby wasn’t going to interfere with this plan because he was in a hiking carrier…
Best Waterfall Hikes Near Atlanta: Georgia Trails Worth Getting Your Feet Wet For
There are approximately 400 million “best waterfall hikes in Georgia” lists on the internet, so I wasn’t particularly interested in making another one based on trails somebody else said were pretty. These are waterfall hikes we’ve actually hiked. Long before our family vacations started leaning heavily toward the beach, Heath and I were hikers. We’re talking thousands of miles on trails, weekends planned around where we could hike next and several Colorado 14ers under our boots. When Coop came along, we didn’t stop. We strapped him into a carrier when he was barely four months old and kept going. Now he’s nine, carries himself and occasionally even carries his own…
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…
