Georgia Magazine - June 2013 - (Page 34)

Bring Georgia home! page lifestyle, garden Southern Farmer’s James 1 eorgiama www.g 12.indd Cover_SW_11 .org gazine 36 November 2012 ZIP Subscribe online at www.georgiamagazine.org or mail the form below. Bill me State Gift subscription is from: City $15.95 for two years ZIP County I am enclosing a check or money order for (check one) $9.95 for one year Name Please send a subscription to: Name Address State Address City County Please notify the recipient of gift Mail subscription request to GEORGIA Magazine Subscription Request, P.O. Box 1707, Tucker, GA 30085-1707 11:05 PM ORDER FORM Winning Georgia products page 24 10/18/12 Marietta ge Pilgrima r Tou Christmas page 18 s for Side dishe ays the holid 38 page 34 Our state parks adventures By Nicole TiBBs G rowing up in Georgia Another fun and with a wildlife ranger pretty Georgia park we for a father, my pardiscovered is Cloudland ents, Stanley and Angela Canyon State Park near Harris, instilled in my sisTrenton. We drove to the ter Kristen and me a great main overlook and took a love for the outdoors by little trail that ended in a taking us on family vaplayground before headcations to many beautiing back around to the ful places in the United Waterfalls Trail. It was States—the Everglades in Florida, raining that day, and we wondered if Yellowstone National Park in Wyo- we should stay. But seeing a waterfall ming and the Redwood Forest in Cal- sounded inviting, so we opted to go ifornia, to name a few. But we also for it. took in many breathtaking sights in We made our way down into the and around Georgia. canyon to see the falls. The Waterfalls Over the years, my husband Trail consisted of more than 600 steps Matthew and I have been keeping (some fairly steep—and not for the our two young sons, Ethan and Eli, faint of heart). I jokingly wondered if busy exploring nature. I want them we might have to be airlifted out due to share in my family’s love of the to step exhaustion, but we somehow outdoors, so we have been visiting spectacular Georgia sights that are a close drive from our home in Calhoun. My children often request returning to Fort Mountain State Park in Chatsworth. The park has many hiking trails, including one around an inviting lake. During our first visit there in August 2009, we took a paddleboat out on the water while my sister and her husband rented a canoe. We enjoyed making our way slowly around the lake and only got stuck once! After spending time on the lake and eating a brief lunch, we located a hiking trail that led to a tower. The trail had many steps, but seeing the large stone wall and stone tower/fort were worth the climb. We found a frog and a lizard at the tower, which made it more worthwhile for the kids. Then we walked another trail to an Eli Tibbs, 5, and his brother Ethan, 7, pause for a overlook with an amazing view photo while hiking a trail at Amicalola Falls State Park in 2009. of Chatsworth and beyond. More online at www.georgiamagazine.org GEORGIA MAGAZINE http://www.georgiamagazine.org/contactus.asp?menu=6 http://www.georgiamagazine.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Georgia Magazine - June 2013

Georgia Magazine - June 2013
Contents
Viewpoint
Malbox
Liberty Notes
Picture This?
Georgia News
Calendar of Events
Currents
North Georgia on a Dime
Mobile Vacationing
Around Georgia
Planning your two- to five-day trip
My Georgia
Georgia Gardens
Georgia Cooks
Snapshot
More Snapshot photos
Plant of the month
June’s online trivia contest
Second helping: More recipes
Georgia Grown spotlight
Readers’ Choice entry form—last chance!

Georgia Magazine - June 2013