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Brasstown Bald, Georgia’s Highest Point

October 4, 2018October 6, 2018Posted in Georgia, Road Trip, RVing, Tourist AttractionsTagged Blue Ridge Mountains, Brasstown Bald, Highest Point in Georgia, River Vista Mountain Village9 Comments

Located in the northeast Georgia near Blairsville, Brasstown Bald is the highest point in Georgia at 4,784 feet.

Just getting there is quite an adventure. We drove west from Dillard on beautiful Georgia mountain roads. The last few miles we drove on narrow Georgia Spur 180 with sharp turns, switchbacks, and steep grades before arriving at the parking lot for Brasstown Bald.

The parking lot is located .6 miles below the top of Brasstown Bald. We could either hike up a steep trail or take a shuttle. We chose the shuttle.

20181001Brasstown-Bald-(3) — The observation deck as seen from the parking lot

After the shuttle dropped us off at the top we walked up a few steps to the observation deck where the views were spectacular in all directions. On a clear day visitors can see 4 states. It was cloudy that day but we were able to see three states – Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina. We also toured the museum and watched a short film about the mountain.

20181001Brasstown-Bald-(48) — Brasstown Bald, the highest point in Georgia

20181001Brasstown-Bald-(21) — The tower is closed to the public

20181001Brasstown-Bald-(42) — View from top of Brasstown Bald

20181001Brasstown-Bald-(11) — View from top of Brasstown Bald

20181001Dillard-IPhone-(23) — Wandering Dawgs at the top of Brasstown Bald

A favorite campground and Georgia Bulldogs Football

October 1, 2018Posted in Georgia, RVing, Sporting EventsTagged Georgia Bulldogs, Pine Lake Campground, Sanford Stadium, SEC Football, UGA vs Tennessee, University of Georgia11 Comments

For the third year in a row we towed our fifth wheel to Pine Lake Campground in Bishop, Georgia to attend a home football game at the nearby University of Georgia.

There have been a few upgrades to this great campground since our first visit. The new owners have been hard at work upgrading the facilities and are in the process of adding more sites. The staff is friendly and helpful and they always remember us. It’s become one of our favorite campgrounds.

Pine Lake Campground, Bishop, Georgia

On game day, we always enjoy tailgating with friends before the game on the University of Georgia campus.

There have been some major upgrades at Sanford Stadium since last football season. There is a brand new scoreboard and the new team locker room is at our end end of the stadium. Now the team enters the field right in front of us.

Go Dawgs!

Bald Eagles of Alaska

August 16, 2018Posted in Alaska, Birds, Nature, Photography, RVing, WildlifeTagged Bald Eagle, Photo Challenge, Wandering Wednesday16 Comments

Five years ago we were wandering around Alaska in our RV. As we traveled I was always on the lookout for wildlife and we saw plenty of it.

Along with the many land and sea animals, I enjoyed seeing the birds. The Bald Eagles were my favorite and there were more Bald Eagles than I’ve ever seen anywhere else. We saw them perched in trees, soaring overhead, and even in a nest in front of the Homer Post office. The most unusual sighting was seeing one fly right beside the truck as we drove along the Homer Spit. I was so busy watching him keep up with us that I didn’t get a chance to take his picture!

He was looking at me — Bald Eagle on Ninilchik Beach

Bald Eagle at Chilcoot Lake State Park, Haines, AK

20130621Day-37Fjordland-to-Juneau-(177) — Bald Eagle in the Lynn Canal between Haines and Juneau

20130621Day-37Scale-Eagle — Bald Eagle in tree beside Eldred Rock Lighthouse in the Lynn Canal

Mama and Baby Eagles across from Homer Post Office — Mama and Baby Eagles in Homer

Eagle soaring over bluff at Russian Orthadox Church in Ninilchik

Pair of Eagles — We spotted this pair of Bald Eagles as we cruised by on a wildlife and glacier cruise from Valdez

Inspired by Ingrid’s Wandering Wednesday photo prompt – birds

Sunsets around the U.S.A.

July 12, 2018July 12, 2018Posted in Photography, RVing, SunsetTagged Photo Challenge, sunset, Wandering Wednesday13 Comments

A perfect ending to any day is watching a beautiful sunset.

20090806Sunset-(5) — Sunset at Campfire Lodgings in Asheville, NC

20080616Sunset-at-Golden-Hill-(9) — Sunset at Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse at Golden Hill State Park, NY

19Sunset-Galleon — Key West Sunset, Florida

20070420Sunset-at-Dungeness-Harbor-(14) — Sunset at Dungeness Harbor, Washington

20080112Sunset-at-Topsail-Beach-(22) — Sunset over the Gulf of Mexico, Topsail Hill State Park, FL

20100530Sunset-(19) — Sunset from Mackinaw City, MI

Sunset at Flamingo Campground in January, 2012 — Sunset at Flamingo Campground, Everglades National Park, FL

Henry enjoying a beautiful sunset at Cape Disappointment — Cape Disappointment, Washington

Inspired by Ingrid’s Wandering Wednesday photo prompt – sunset

Waterfront Camping

June 21, 2018Posted in Nature, Photography, RVing, SunsetTagged Live Laugh RV, Wandering Wednesday, water, waterfront campsites10 Comments

There’s nothing better than having a view of water from our campsite. During our twelve years of part time RV’ing we have found waterfront campsites in many different places.