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Hiking Georgia’s Blood Mountain Wilderness (AT) – Part I

I’d been feeling a little skiddish in the days leading up to backpacking the Blood Mountain Wilderness portion of the Appalachian Trail. How tough could it be I nervously pondered? I mean compared to the “mild” or even “moderate” hikes that were labeled in my paperback, Holman’s Guide to Hiking Trails in Northern Georgia, this particular mountain in Georgia’s share of the Appalachian range had been described as “strenuous.” I had almost convinced myself that my bi-weekly runs around my subdivision were all the preparation I needed. Heck, wasn’t I logging in almost 5 miles when I went out? Still, I had my doubts. “Yeah, but ... [Read More]

Only on the Ocoee

Clint "riding the bull" with me on the left trying to hold on!

Being sodomized by an inbred hillbilly has never ranked high on my bucket list. Any time I visit the mountains North Georgia, I can't help but recall the 1972 movie starring Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight and Ned Beatty. Deliverance was filmed on location in and around the Chattooga River (not to be confused for the Chattahoochee) and featured the now-famous “dueling banjos” and a scene of a tourist being anally raped by a hillbilly. I can't help but hear the banjos in my head anytime I visit the area. This is not to suggest that North Georgia doesn't have anything else for which it's famous. ... [Read More]