Monthly Archives: May 2009

Unicoi State Park

Posted on May 21, 2009 by William

Helen, GA likes to advertise itself as an “alpine mountain village” and when you drive into the little town the first thing you notice is that all the buildings are designed in south-German style. Turns out the town used to … Continue reading →

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Amicalola Falls State Park

Posted on May 21, 2009 by William

Amicalola Falls‘ 729 foot waterfall makes it one of Georgia’s most popular state parks. The word “Amicalola” actually means “tumbling waters” in the Cherokee Indian language. Our visit was on a rainy day that kept us damp but not drenched. … Continue reading →

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Dahlonega Gold Museum

Posted on May 19, 2009 by William

Georgia’s second most visited historic site is the Gold Museum in Dahlonega. We’ve all heard of the California Gold Rush of 1849 – but did you know the first major US Gold Rush was in North Georgia in 1829? The … Continue reading →

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Fun with Allister

Posted on May 16, 2009 by William

This afternoon we drove up to Atlanta to hang out with Rachel and Allister Lowery. Mike is out of town with some of his SCAD students in NYC so we figured we’d go keep them company. It was a great … Continue reading →

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Trey and the Radiosonde

Posted on May 16, 2009 by William

I’ll admit it. I had never heard of a radiosonde. In fact, I don’t think any of us had. So a radiosonde was the last thing we thought we’d find when Trey, Heidi, Kenny, and I were exploring the woods … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day in Sweetwater

Posted on May 13, 2009 by William

For Mother’s Day weekend the entire Haun family united in Sweetwater, TN to celebrate with Peepaw and Grammaw Haun. Grammaw is creeping up on 92 years of age and has not being doing very well during the past 4 months. … Continue reading →

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