Southeastern backpacking, camping, climbing, hiking and snowboarding.
Posted in Camping, Hikes, Uncategorized on Oct 9th, 2008
Glorious! And no giant bees this time (see earlier post). Unfortunately, we didn’t have the camera, but we’re going back up there next weekend so I’ll add some pics then. We were able to get a great site on the lake and we had the kayak so it was perfect. The lake sites are spacious. [...]
Posted in Camping, Uncategorized on Sep 9th, 2008
OK, since Watkins Glen was a bust for camping, we went to check out Keuka Lake State Park. What a difference. The sites were spacious, level, grassy areas that offered a good bit of privacy. They have a huge playground, showers, boat slips, launch, and a pretty nice beach. It was also a lot [...]
Posted in Camping, Uncategorized on Sep 7th, 2008
One positive thing I can say is the staff is really nice, but the camping at Watkins Glen leaves something to be desired. Imagine the most unattractive, crowded, noisy campground you can imagine and you’ve got Watkins Glen State Park Campground. We stopped there because we love the hike and thought the campground would reflect [...]
Posted in Camping on Aug 20th, 2008
No, not the long-faced Senator you’re thinking of, and not for President, rather John Kerry the outdoorsman for Lake Conasauga camp host. Those of you who have been fortunate enough to camp at Lake Conasauga in the Cohutta Wilderness during the years he was there and who have had the disappointment of camping there [...]
Fort Mountain State Park
Located in the Chattahoochee National Forest at the southwestern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Fort Mountain sits at the top of a 3,712 acre area along Forest Service Road 68 between Chatsworth and Ellijay in northern Georgia. It is known for a couple a interesting [...]
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Hikes on Jun 2nd, 2008
If it seems like I’m partial to this area, its probably because I am. The Joyce Kilmer area is one of my favorite spots for outdoor activities in the southeast . It offers hiking, backpacking, and camping in addition to the many other activities and water sports that you can enjoy with the nearby Lake [...]
Posted in Camping on Jun 2nd, 2008
Allow me to sum it up for you. This is one you drive by to get to a better spot!
Perhaps locals love it for the convenience it lends to their motor boating addictions or it serves as some nice fisherman’s launching area to get to one of their favorite coves on the lake, but for [...]
Posted in Camping on Apr 30th, 2008
I am just going to bump a previous post of mine on Conasauga here and let everyone know what we have been up to. Things have been busy at work for both my wife and I so I have been unintentionally neglecting my part in OGC and Campnpost quite a bit but I was able [...]
Posted in Camping on Apr 20th, 2008
This weekend we were invited by our good friends to camp locally and the trip went great. We typically head a lot further north when camping and the lack of driving was a welcomed change this time. Red Top Mountain State Park campgrounds were actually laid out pretty well providing a good bit of privacy [...]
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Hikes on Apr 8th, 2008
We ended up getting something like two inches of rain on Friday and more through Saturday as spring continues to roll in. In spite of the tornado watches in effect it was time to hit the next leg of the A.T and it was a great weekend for backpacking. The rain did [...]
