October is one of my favorite months in coastal Georgia. The weather is finally cooling off, the sunrises and sunsets are gorgeous, and you never know what birds will show up to feed in the marsh.
I’ve been seeing gorgeous morning skies at sunrise.
Coastal Georgia Sunrise
The cooler temperatures are perfect for taking a morning walk.
Coastal Georgia Salt Marsh
I need to clean out the dying plants from my butterfly garden but I decided to wait before pulling them up. As long as there are butterflies stopping by for some nourishment the plants will stay.
Gulf Fritillary on Mexican Sunflower
Large flocks of White Ibis have been feeding in the salt marsh around our neighborhood.
We’re not traveling as much in our fifth wheel anymore so I thought it would be fun to relive some of our most memorable days from previous RV trips.
Five years ago, on October 24, 2014, we were camped at Deerlick Creek Campground, a Corps of Engineers park near Tuscaloosa, Alabama. We were returning home after a fall RV trip to Missouri and Arkansas to attend University of Georgia away football games.
We always enjoy staying in Corps of Engineers parks so we went out of our way to stay at Deerlick Creek near Tuscaloosa. The park is located on Holt Lake on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway in the rolling hills northeast of Tuscaloosa. What I didn’t know when I made the reservations was the campground is very hilly and some of the sites are difficult to get in and out of for a 35 foot fifth wheel.
This campground was like no other COE campground we had ever been to. Instead of being at lake level, the lake was way down at the bottom of the hill. Even the waterfront sites were located above the lake.
Holt Lake
Our site was one of those that was difficult to get in and almost impossible to get out of. The road was narrow and our site was a back in site near the top of a hill. To back into the site took great skill on Henry’s part avoiding ditches and other obstacles. The good news is, it was a beautiful site with a few steps up to our picnic table behind the camper. When we finally got set up and had a chance to look around, we realized it would be almost impossible to get out of.
Overall, we still enjoyed our stay. Behind our campsite was a private area with picnic table and fire pit surrounded by trees.
There was not enough room for us to make a left turn out of the campsite so when it was time to leave our only option was to make a right turn down the hill, navigate a narrow hairpin turn with campers and cars right on the edge of the road, go to the bottom of the hill and turn around. Many thanks to the nice campers who helped us negotiate the tight turn at the bottom of the hill!
A hairpin turn down the hill was in our future
Although we had a worrisome night wondering how we were going to get out, we survived to tell the tale. I would return to this park but not to site 28!
This week, Amy has challenged us to feature photos featuring layers. When I read the challenge I immediately thought of colorful layered natural wonders found in Arizona and Utah.
The photo above and the photo below were taken from different overlooks at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona
The state of Utah was filled with many different examples of layered natural formations.
Hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park, UtahKodachrome Basin State Park, UtahCapitol Reef National Park, UtahWatchman in Zion National Park, Utah
We’re not traveling as much in our fifth wheel anymore so I thought it would be fun to relive some of our most memorable days from previous RV trips.
We spent this day two years ago, October 17, 2017, on scenic mountain roads visiting waterfalls in Nantahalla National Forest in North Carolina, and Sylvan Falls in Georgia.
Dry Falls near Highlands, NC in the Nantahala National ForestFall Colors in the Nantahala National Forest, North CarolinaBehind Bridal Veil Falls near Highlands, NCSmall waterfall beside Hwy 64 between Highlands and Franklin, NCSylvan Falls in Mountain City, GA
This week, Patti has challenged us to bring attention to the subject in our photo by filling the frame with that subject. I chose a selection of photos from this year’s butterfly garden.
Summer Sunflower
Zinnia in the butterfly garden
Mexican sunflower in the butterfly garden
Bee in the Butterfly GardenGulf Fritillary on Zinnia
Although several varieties of butterflies visited the garden this summer, the Monarchs have been few and far between until today. Early this morning, there were about eight different Monarchs feasting on the flowers.
Monarch ButterflyMonarch on milkweed in early OctoberMonarch on Mexican Sunflower in early October
Wandering Dawgs 