It has been a little chilly and wintery, but, it is winter…
Coop and I do love this trail….
I am not sure how they improve the graffiti, but it does seem to get better each time.
Coop loves to go off the concrete trail to the real trails…
I confess, I enjoy it more too! 
Taking a walk is a great thing!
Staycationers there are so many parks around Atlanta. So, Coop and I went to Panola Mountain State Park. 
This marker tells you how far it is to each park area. 
There are over 20 miles of trails like this one. There are three other ones that are marked trails within the forest. It is amazingly lush and green. They have signs for deer, 
but we did not see any. They have Picnic shelters you can rent. They also have bikes you can rent and jon boats and canoes. They have an archery area and give classes (you can rent the equipment) They also have rustic campsites, not my style but hey…
There is not much shade on the trail. 
We were in about a mile and a half and it was just too hot for the Coop.
I had plenty of water for him, but we had to turn around. When we got back to the car the sky clouded up a little. 
We were kinda hoping it would rain.
I will return and I think I might rent a bike next time. More to tell then!
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park 
is a 2,965 acre national park that preserves the civil war battleground of the Atlanta Campaign. Opposing forces maneuvered and fought here from June 19, 1864 until July 2, 1864.
We started at the top of Kennesaw mountain, which the elevation is 1,808 above sea level.
We can see Atlanta, Buckhead, Stone Mountain. It is so cool. 
Okay it was a little hazy. We took this photo by one of the cannons on Kennesaw Mountain…
We kept walking on to Little Kennesaw Mountain and then that leads to Pigeon Hill…
We didn’t go all of the way to Pigeon Hill but we walked a long way. The one thing Ella and I kept saying as we were hiking is they brought those cannons all the way up here in those uniforms, we do not know how.
It was a great day for hiking and fun to do, I totally recommend it for Staycationers, oh and visitors to our city.
Coop looking forward to a great walk next to the Chattahoochie River….
There was a bit of a breeze this spectacular day. 
The ducks and geese were having a great time!
We walked a few miles. 
There is a ton of parking available on Azalea Drive. (If you leave the pup at home you can check out Chattahoochie Nature Center too!)
This trail is in Lilburn Georgia. Lilburn has a cute little downtown area and right next to it is a park.
There is a cute playground.
There is a walking area…
Then we found the trail.
It was a gorgeous day and a beautiful trail. 
There were birdhouses all along the trail with bluebirds living in them.
This is the end of one of the trails, I had no idea where I was. 
Coop was interested in the plants.
We are so fortunate, that we can go anywhere in our city and find a trail.
Come walk with me! oh and Coop!
It stopped raining for a bit, so, Coop and I ran to the trail. The water was gushing down the creeks!
Trees fell down, well tried to.
It was a little gloomy but green.
Beautiful flowers.
No matter the weather it is always a great day to take a walk.
Ranger Trena Evans will be leading visitors into the canyons and back in time to discover the geological history of the canyons. The canyons were formed due to poor farming practices.
It is kind of unfathomable how this could have occurred because it is massive.
The floors of the canyons can be wet and muddy, so wear the correct footwear.
Oh remember to bring some water and your camera. Admission is $5.00 and parking is $5.00 also. They have a tour on March 28th 11:00 till 1:00. Let me know if you would like to go!
They have another tour Saturday April 18th. The next tour is not until October 3rd.
It was really super cold in Atlanta last week, not as cold as up North but cold for us southerners. So, Coop wanted to go off the trail…
He is very persuasive.
So we walked down to the dam.
I am going to go on the other side to see if I can get a better picture. 
They knocked a hole in the dam so, the creek could flow through. 
Then I saw the ice on the rock. 
We came across this cute bench off the trail. 
Well the weather people are reporting we might get snow again tonight. Things go crazy if there might be snow or if there is snow. People hoard bread and milk, go figure….I just make sure I get to the liquor store.
It has been so rainy for so long in Atlanta, it was so beautiful today. 
The trail starts out on a sidewalk and changes over to a boardwalk through the trees.
It is so peaceful and tranquil. 
I should do a video so I can walk you through the trail with me. 
Then there is this really cool tree. It is the kind of tree that looks like it will come alive and grab you. Unlike the tree that sticks its tongue out.
I am getting ahead of myself, because someone didn’t want to go for a walk….
Okay, it was a little chilly when we started in the 30’s, but it was so beautiful! We headed out for the trail.
It is about a mile to get to the trail on Miss Cheshire Bridge Rd. 
Yes we saw this blooming on the way. 
It really is a great walk. We all need to explore and find new finds and fun things to see and do and when it is this easy we are just so fortunate! Happy New Year to all!!!
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