Tag: Amicalola Falls
Tips for hiking through the Southern Appalachians
Expert trail designer Morgan Sommerville weighs in on the best spots to hike in the Southern Appalachians.
Where to Stay: Spotlight on Glen-Ella Springs Inn & Restaurant
This classic inn in the northeast Georgia mountains continues to inspire passion.
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Where Cars Can’t Go: Len Foote Hike Inn
Where Cars Can’t Go: Len Foote Hike Inn One of my favorite Georgia discoveries is the Len Foote Hike Inn, a backcountry lodge hidden deep in the Chattahoochee National Forest. To reach it, you must...
March Getaway Guide: Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival, Saint Patrick’s Day in Savannah, and more
Travel to Knoxville to hear big names at the Big Ears Festival, visit a family-friendly Saint Patrick's Day festival in Savannah, see the wardrobe of "Downton Abbey" at Asheville's Biltmore, and more.
Bunk up: The Len Foote Hike Inn
There is one backcountry inn only accessible by foot in Georgia. Starting from a parking lot above Amicalola Falls, it’s a beautiful, fairly easy five-mile walk through a mossy forest just ninety minutes north of Atlanta.
Escape to Brasstown Valley Resort
We were taking the long way through North Georgia, made even longer because I kept falling prey to roadside distractions. Turning off the highway for boiled peanuts, I half teased my companion that I was looking for moonshine.
Roswell’s state Senator argues for drug testing the world!
In yesterday's big AJC story about Georgia's constitutionally questionable new bill requiring drug tests for welfare recipients, one of the bill's sponsors defended the bill thusly: