Mystery Gadget, Cross Keys Plantation, Union, South Carolina

I visited historic Cross Keys Plantation, and the most exciting thing to me was this mystery farm tool/torture device.* Yup, I'm an oddball!

* I know what this gadget is. Do you?

Mansion Rear, Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site, Union, South Carolina

Rear of Secessionist Governor William Henry Gist's Rose Hill Plantation mansion, whose 178 slaves' quarters and histories are missing from the park.

Midway BBQ, Buffalo, South Carolina

In business since 1941, and it still has a line out the door. Top100BBQ.com judges say, "May even be 200 mile barbecue." And oh, Honey, the flavor!

Tallulah Gorge, Tallulah Falls, Georgia

A guy overlooking 900 ft. Tallulah Gorge at the same time as me said it looks like the ravine where Rambo hid in "First Blood." Think he nailed it.

Desoto Falls Information Sign, Chattahoochee National Forest, Cleveland, Georgia

The story seems far fetched, but Hernando de Soto's expedition is believed to have traveled close to these Georgia mountains. Stranger things have happened!

Frogtown Creek, Desoto Falls Recreation Area, Chattahoochee National Forest, Cleveland, Georgia

Down, down you go to the sea. Someday, I may follow, find your current, and sail the world.

Appalachian Trail Approach, Amicalola Falls State Park, Dawsonville, Georgia

Here's the trail *to* the Appalachian Trail's southern start on Springer Mountain – 8.5 miles UP. Think of it as a qualifying hike. Only 2,190* more miles to go!


* Per the Appalachian Trail Conference on this post date

Ingles, Clayton, Georgia

I swear to you, the first time I saw Ingles, I thought it was an ironically named Hispanic foods store. The "American Owned" sign only confirmed it.

Dogs in Blanket, Nantahala National Forest, Blue Valley, Highlands, North Carolina

When it's below freezing outside, Daddy lets us eat breakfast in bed. — Tiarra & Coco