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    Fall Itinerary Through North Georgia’s Mountains

    October 6, 2025 - By 

    This fall itinerary traces a scenic route from Auburn, Alabama through the mountain towns of North Georgia, highlighting cozy stops, seasonal flavors, and places to pause along the way. Each destination includes mileage from Auburn to help visualize the journey, but you can easily adapt the route from wherever you’re starting. While I’ve visited all of these locations before, I haven’t experienced them during peak fall—so this guide reflects both personal recommendations and my hope to return and see their autumn beauty firsthand. Ellijay, Georgia (~180 miles from Auburn) — [My posts about Ellijay] • R&A Orchards :: Begin with…

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    MLK Weekend in the Mountains with Friends

    January 31, 2013 - By 

    Over MLK weekend we went up to Blue Ridge, Ga with our friends the “S” family. We left Friday night after loading up the car. We arrived about 9ish, just in time to set up our air mattresses and hope in. Saturday morning we awoke to Mr. S cooking bacon. Rob got up and started cranking out waffles. After that we got dressed. The Drew went outside to see our dogs playing with the beautiful husky, Beckham, from up the hill who came to say hi. Once we packed the coolers for the day, we loaded up and headed to…