During our recent northern circuit safari trip to Tanzania, we visited Lake Manyara National Park on our first day. Here’s the map of our jeep trek in the park. Here are the animals we saw: Baboons blue monkeys elephants buffaloes ostriches zebras vervet monkeys impalas pelicans wildebeests giraffes Hadada ibis Klipspringer African jacana crowned cranes… Continue reading Tanzania Day 1: Lake Manyara
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GA-400 Bike Ride
On June 30, there was the GA-400 bike ride. Last year, I had done the 9-mile ride, but decided to go 45 miles this time. Here’s the route along with my info: Some observations about the ride: Some cyclists use earphones in both ears during the ride which I believe is not allowed in Georgia.… Continue reading GA-400 Bike Ride
LeConte Lodge
The only way to get to LeConte Lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is to hike up a mountain. To stay the night, you need to make reservations far in advance. We sent in our reservation request in August last year and then waited till the October 1 drawing of names. We did… Continue reading LeConte Lodge
Len Foote Hike Inn
In October, we usually head to North Georgia to hike, enjoy the nice weather and see some fall colors. This time we booked a room at the Len Foote Hike Inn which can only be reached by hiking 5 miles from the Amicalola Falls State Park. Here is our hike path from Amicalola Falls to… Continue reading Len Foote Hike Inn
Raven Cliff Falls
Raven Cliff Falls are beautiful falls located near Helen, GA. Raven Cliff Falls Trail Some photos:
Cohutta Wilderness
Getting to Cohutta Wilderness is not easy as you have to drive for more than 20 miles on unpaved roads and then there’s the issue of arranging cars so you can do a point-to-point hike. On the other hand, Lake Conasauga campground is beautiful and Cohutta Wilderness has a number of great hikes. We took… Continue reading Cohutta Wilderness
Bear Hair Gap Trail
The Bear hair Gap Trail starts in Vogel State Park and takes you to the Blood Mountain Wilderness. Do go on the half-mile spur trail for a nice view of the lake.
Three Forks Loop
This loop trail requires driving on Forest Service Road 42 for a while to get to the trailhead, but the unpaved road is in good condition and the Appalachian trail is always busy. Basically, the loop consists of sections of the Appalachian and Benton MacKaye trails which crisscross each other a couple of times in… Continue reading Three Forks Loop
Blood Mountain
A nice loop trail up Blood Mountain is to start on Jarrad Gap trail from Lake Winfield Scott, then go on the Appalachian trail and return to the lake via the Slaughter Creek trail.
Tallulah Gorge
Tallulah Gorge State Park would be fun to go kayaking. But even from the rim it’s very pretty in the fall. Here’s the Tallulah Gorge South Rim Trail. North Rim Trail: Trail to Inspiration Point: