Appalachian Mountain Dreams

Retirement-Friendly Retreat – Blue Ridge

From my favorite magazine comes an article on mountain retirement communities…. Blue Ridge, Ga. It’s a small town that has it all. The area has been dubbed the Trout Fishing Capital of Georgia thanks to places such as the Toccoa River. Other popular outdoor adventures include horseback riding, hiking, golf, whitewater rafting and boating. Downtown Blue Ridge bustles with folks visiting the

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Motorcycle Adventures in the Southern Appalachians

ISBN-13 : 978-1889596310 Dimensions : 8.7 x 0.4 x 8.2 inches Publisher : University of Georgia Press; 2nd edition (April 1, 2015) Language: : English The motorcycle byways of the Southern Appalachians are classic: Georgia 60, the notorious ‘Dragon,’ and the Cherohala Skyway. Ride to the top of Georgia’s Brasstown Bald and over Tennessee’s Lookout Mountain. Cruise remote back roads to Highlands, NC, highest

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Longstreet Highroad Guide to the Georgia Mountains

This is one of the books that lives on the bookcase by my desk for quick reference…I swear by the series. Longstreet Highroad Guide to the Georgia Mountains (Longstreet Highlands Innactive Series) With these three guidebooks to the mountains of Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia, the publisher launches a series that promises to include Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, New Hampshire, and

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