This trip will lead me on a 14-day tour of eastern Alabama, western Georgia and a slice of Tennessee. This is a day of driving in and out of Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia. Some gorgeous views and an astounding canyon. You don’t have to go to the South-West for that! East Coast NATURE This is… Continue reading East Coast Nature
Category: Hiking
Made it to Tennessee
This trip will lead me on a 14-day tour of eastern Alabama, western Georgia and a slice of Tennessee. Today I’m not driving much with the van, mainly straddling Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia. Mink Creek Boat Ramp Came in late last night after everybody headed home and as usual, I had the whole place to… Continue reading Made it to Tennessee
Sweet Alabama
North West Alabama This trip will lead me on a 14-day tour of eastern Alabama, western Georgia and a slice of Tennessee. U.G. White Mercantile For over a century, farmers, cotton mill workers and businessmen purchased horse drawn plows, cast iron skillets and everything in between at the historic U.G. White Mercantile in Athens, Alabama.… Continue reading Sweet Alabama
Amazing Waterfalls
Northern Alabama This trip will lead me on a 14-day tour of eastern Alabama, western Georgia and a slice of Tennessee. Lots of hiking today, a short trail to a well-visited Kinlock Falls, a longer one to Caney Creek Falls where I had the falls to myself (and Joey). Then there was a Native American… Continue reading Amazing Waterfalls
Taste of Van Living
Northern Alabama This trip will lead me on a 14-day tour of eastern Alabama, western Georgia and a slice of Tennessee. This day is filled with hikes to three different waterfalls of the Bankhead National Forest in Alabama and a quick stop at one of the oldest churches of the state. It’s the heart of… Continue reading Taste of Van Living
Waterfall, Covered Bridges and a Shrine
Northern Alabama This trip will lead me on a 14-day tour of eastern Alabama, western Georgia and a slice of Tennessee. A day full of covered bridges, a secret Shrine and most notably, an impressive waterfall, accessible by a tedious trail. At the end of the day I find a great boondocking spot in the… Continue reading Waterfall, Covered Bridges and a Shrine
Four Hikes Heat & Humility
eastern Alabama This trip will lead me on a 14-day tour of eastern Alabama, western Georgia and a slice of Tennessee. Heat and hiking on the first two days of this trip took its toll on me and Joey. I woke up this morning at the High Falls trailhead. A perfect solitary boondocking experience. hIGH… Continue reading Four Hikes Heat & Humility
Am I A Wimp?
eastern Alabama This trip will lead me on a 14-day tour of eastern Alabama, western Georgia and a slice of Tennessee. Eufaula NWR After quiet night at the Rood Creek Landing campsite, located in the Eufaula NWR in Georgia, I drive a short distance to a part of this wildlife refuge that lies within the… Continue reading Am I A Wimp?
Florida’s Forgotten History
Permanent Vanlife is still about one year away, so I decided to get a feel for it, by planning multiple one-week trips in the van, throughout the US Southeast. This time I visit South Florida. South Florida After an exhausting hike, I spent a leisurely afternoon at Tiger Branch trail campsite in the Tosohatchee Wildlife… Continue reading Florida’s Forgotten History
Life on a String
Permanent Vanlife is still about one year away, so I decided to get a feel for it, by planning multiple one-week trips in the van, throughout the US Southeast. This time I visit South Florida. South Florida I decided to add an extra day to my weeklong trip, so today I’ll visit a somewhat hidden,… Continue reading Life on a String