Just a quick catch up of the last month. John and I drove to a Corp of Engineers campground at West Point Georgia which is about an hour SW of Atlanta. A huge lake, pretty campground and close enough to the airport for my trip to Vancouver. Lots to see in the area;
-Warm Springs, FDR Little White House was fascinating and the tornado warning scary
-John went to Plains, Montgomery and some Civil War Battlefields
Vancouver was wonderful, tiring, busy and crazy. Izzy is the most beautiful baby ever and Shannon and Chris are great parents. Saw Uncle Erik & Aunt Jenn, Aunt LeAnne, Trina & Sue, Bonny and GrAunt Alta while I was there. Not much sleep but lots of Izzy time so who cares. Izzy loves her bath and I had fun helping Shannon. Can't wait to see everyone in June.
Sweetwater Campground on Lake Allatoona is about an hour North of Atlanta. This is probably our favorite campsite on this trip. We have a spot overlooking the lake and for one week we were the only campers on that loop. So private and love to wake up to the views of the lake. One night we had an huge, orange full moon that lit up the lake like a street light.
Spent one day in Marietta doing the trolly tour of the historic area and the Gone with the Wind Museum. Another day at the Kennesaw Mtn Civil War Battlefield. The most amazing museum is in Buckhead a very ritzy suburb of Atlanta. The Atlanta History Center has a facinating Civil War exhibit. Lovely quiet subtle gardens. The Swan House from 1928 shows how the weathly lived at the time. And the Tullie Smith homestead showed what a pre-Civil War farm life was like. Spent all afternoon here and wished we had more time. Highly recommended.
Hiked at both Red Top Mtn and Amicalola Falls State Parks. The falls required almost 700 stairs to get to the top but worth it as the views all along the way were terrific. Red Top Mtn was a 6 mile hike and we figured out how little hiking we had done with any elevation gain as we were up and down over the hills.
Next post...... Chatanooga
-Warm Springs, FDR Little White House was fascinating and the tornado warning scary
-John went to Plains, Montgomery and some Civil War Battlefields
Vancouver was wonderful, tiring, busy and crazy. Izzy is the most beautiful baby ever and Shannon and Chris are great parents. Saw Uncle Erik & Aunt Jenn, Aunt LeAnne, Trina & Sue, Bonny and GrAunt Alta while I was there. Not much sleep but lots of Izzy time so who cares. Izzy loves her bath and I had fun helping Shannon. Can't wait to see everyone in June.
Sweetwater Campground on Lake Allatoona is about an hour North of Atlanta. This is probably our favorite campsite on this trip. We have a spot overlooking the lake and for one week we were the only campers on that loop. So private and love to wake up to the views of the lake. One night we had an huge, orange full moon that lit up the lake like a street light.
Spent one day in Marietta doing the trolly tour of the historic area and the Gone with the Wind Museum. Another day at the Kennesaw Mtn Civil War Battlefield. The most amazing museum is in Buckhead a very ritzy suburb of Atlanta. The Atlanta History Center has a facinating Civil War exhibit. Lovely quiet subtle gardens. The Swan House from 1928 shows how the weathly lived at the time. And the Tullie Smith homestead showed what a pre-Civil War farm life was like. Spent all afternoon here and wished we had more time. Highly recommended.
Hiked at both Red Top Mtn and Amicalola Falls State Parks. The falls required almost 700 stairs to get to the top but worth it as the views all along the way were terrific. Red Top Mtn was a 6 mile hike and we figured out how little hiking we had done with any elevation gain as we were up and down over the hills.
Next post...... Chatanooga
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