About an hour from Atlanta, it began snowing off and on.  I didn't think much of it because nothing was sticking.  I got to Ashville, North…

Luna Nueva is a newer restaurant in the Little Five Points Neighborhood of Atlanta. They are still trying to find their way, I think. My sister…

Urban Pie is a small pizza joint with a limited but tasty selection of pizzas. The inside has a few tables for seating, as well as a small bar. Out…

My sister's friend had a music gig at this neighborhood cafe so we went here for Sunday brunch. They have live music on the first Sunday of the mont…

I traveled back to Tennessee with my little cousin, flat Danny.  He has his own separate blog, but I'll include a few pics here.  We went t…

Wow - this tour was amazing! It seriously is the wettest, muddiest, wildest cave tour I have ever been on. This tour is for the adventurous only as i…

The Gray Fossil Site was discovered in 2000 during highway constructions activities. A large bone, an elephant hip, was discovered and brought all c…

We finished work early and went to check out the new Gray Fossil Site and Museum in a nearby town.   For a small fee we got a guided tour o…

Not only do you get a good night's sleep on a very comfortable bed, you get a most delicious hot breakfast - FREE! The breakfast includes waffles, b…

Once again I found myself back in Atlanta after working in Tennessee.  This visit was spent much the same as the others - visit with my sister a…

Whole World Improv Theatre describes itself as "Atlanta's antidepressant since 1994". The theatre is a non-profit theatre company with a host of com…

The Greenbelt trail is a mostly paved trail approximately 9 miles in length. The trail is currently discontinuous, with two larger sections and one …

My friend told me about a hiking trail called the "Cable Trail" at Fall Creek Falls State Park.  Apparently this trail is so steep you need the …

I drove to Atlanta to visit my sister and it snowed!  1-2" of snow in Atlanta!  This only happens about once every 5 years.  People in…

This is THE place to be for Green Bay Packers football in the Atlanta area! The bar and grill seats 250+ fans for game day. You need to get there e…

This cafe has the most delicious (breakfast) food around. They use fresh ingredients and lots of organic, healthy and non-typical foods. Their whol…

The Country Inn and Suites is a little pricier hotel chain, but when you have an extended (business) stay, they are worth the extra cost. This hotel …

This little park is located just north of Manchester, TN. It is free and has pretty nice (but short) hiking trails. The trails start on top of 85 f…

I've been working down in Manchester for a few weeks collecting soil samples at the Air Force Base.  It might be considered a super top secret p…

Posion ivy! It can ruin your vacation! This horrible plant has a woody stem and generally shiny green leaves in clusters of three. Hence the sayin…

More wildlife from Kingsport.  Saw lots of praying mantises out here - not sure if we have them back home.  Also got some cool close ups of…

I don't think I've ever actually been to an East Coast beach.  So we drove the 20 minutes over to Virginia Beach so I could get my feet wet.&nbs…

I had a long weekend off from TN, so I drove over to visit my cousin before she and her family move to Japan!  Coming in on I-64, you cross a lo…

If you like rocks, this is the place for you! Stone Mountain is a large granite exfoliation dome (with an amusement park). I just found out about t…

My sister just moved to Atlanta, so the last couple of times in Tennessee, I went to visit her.  These photos are taken during a visit fall 2006…

Kingsport is situated on the Holston river, which has a wonderful trail for walking or biking called the Greenbelt trail.  There is a narrow sus…

I drove pretty much the entire length of Shenandoah along Skyline Drive.  It was very pretty and my favorite stop was at a visitor center (I don…

Being a geologist, I am always excited to see geological sites, even if they are sometimes a little touristy.  Well this site was WAY TOO touris…

 The next morning I stopped to look at the New River Gorge Bridge. The bridge used to be the longest steel arch bridge in the world, n…

I drove to the New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville.  I stopped at a fire tower in Virginia along the way, hoping to get a nice view, but it…

I stopped at Cesar's Head State Park in northern South Carolina.  The first stop was to look at Cesar's Head, and with some imagination, you can…

Twice a year for work, I head to Kingsport, Tennessee.  I love this area.  We take a long weekend in which I have time to travel around and…