Road trip on my way to another camping spot but it is such a beautiful place and some fun hiking trails into the canyon.

I wandered a little after the Tallahassee winter festival so my brother and his wife wouldn’t get tired of me. Revisited a couple of my favorite campgrounds.

Kolomki was as beautiful as ever. Great spot next to the water and wonderful vibes from the native people who once lived here and built these amazing mounds that still rise above the flat landscape.

My nephew and his band Soul Medicine played as the headliners at the Tallahassee winter festival. It was a great night walking through the winter setups and watching the parade. The highlight was watching Soul Medicine play to a great crowd.

Stopped overnight to see extended family. Fun night catching up, learning how to make paper bag snowflakes and having a tasty beer at Georgia brewing company.

I always love driving into this park. 17 miles into the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. With very limited access to the outside world, it was nice to recharge and connect with Mother Nature. Between walking the boardwalk trail, taking a guided tour and kayaking my inner soul was at peace. Enjoy the pictures!!

Love this park and campground. So many great places to walk and each site is set up for a view of the lake and privacy. It was a relaxing couple of days.

I know I’m very behind posting but I’m determined to catch up before Christmas! Lol!

Because of the holiday I had to look at others places to stay instead of National, state or Corp of Engineer parks. I stayed 15 minutes outside Savanah at “A Peace of Heaven” which is a HipCamp spot. There were 4 of us staying here and everyone was spread out and each of us had our own area to spread out.

Of course I spent time in Savanah, first stop was to one of the oldest cemeteries in Savanah. Took a tour to find out about all the cool people buried here. And found out some interesting facts about Savanah.

No photos as my tour guide talked and moved thru the place quickly. I will be back there again.

Downtown did disappoint a little but I should have anticipated the crowds given the holiday weekend. A couple interesting things I came across.

I’ve stayed here before and loved the area and everything that is so close by. My favorite place this time around was Hobcaw Barony. Bernard Baruch was a very influential person and entertained a number of vey famous people. Both political and mega stars like John Wayne. He consulted with a number of presidents throughout history as well as being close friends with Winston Churchill. Thanks to his oldest daughter Belle this large piece of property is still intact and used for research by multiple universities.

I had stopped in here the last time I passed this place but couldn’t get a tour of the property. This time I was able to and it was great.

I was not supposed to take pictures inside but couldn’t resist this one. It’s a serving tray with recipes for drinks.

The tour also included going through one of the slave villages on the property. I always appreciate when this side of their lives is included as part of these tours instead of being ignored. But from the information provided, Mr. Baruch provided education to his slaves and also paid for any higher education they wanted to pursue.

It was great to stop and take a break at the fantastic Visitor center as I moved south towards the coast of South Carolina. Great volunteer at the center who educated me about the area, the center itself, trails in the Refuge and general full time camping stuff.

Loved this out of the way state park! Not many campers, right on the river and very well maintained!

Some highlights from my walk along the river and though the surrounding woods.