After postponing most of our trips due to moving to Georgia in November 2024, we finally made it back to camping. We left on the 2nd for a one night stop at Chattahoochee Bend SP just outside Newnan, GA. No pics, as we had stayed there before. Our site was #124, a pull through, easy in & out. Didn't even have to unhook.
We left the next morning headed to Cloudland Canyon, just outside Trenton, GA on Lookout Mtn.
Our site was #46 at the end of the loop in the West Rim CG. It was private on the living side w/enough distance between the neighbors on the other side. We had stopped at Sam's Burger & Deli outside of Rome on the way up so only had snacks for dinner. The back door neighbors had a bunch of kids so Coco made her way over there any chance she got. They gave her lots of hugs & kisses.
On Friday morning, we went for our usual CG walk to check out other sites (FHU #10, 12*, 15, 16 + W/E 24, 25 & 26) were all acceptable. Took a ride over to the East Rim CG (tight small sites) & the Interpretive Center & walked a bit of the Overlook Trail. While we were gone a new camper moved in across from us. As I was getting my bag out of the truck Coco hightailed it over to welcome the new people to the neighborhood. The lady picked her up & was loving on her before I could get over there.
Their names were Becky & John from Iowa, making their way back home after being gone since Dec. 2024. Turns out Becky is a quilter so we had much to talk about & John is a retired business owner so he & Greg had plenty to discuss as well. John now paints & carves wooden pieces as a hobby.
They were travelling w/two dogs (one friendly, one not so much). The friendly one had a short meeting w/Coco.
Coco & I got up the next morning (Sat) & went for a hike on the West Rim Loop Trail. We only walked about 1.5 miles of it as it was quite rocky with lots of tree roots & quite a drop down in the Canyon.
Here's a pic of Coco on a flatter portion. We got to a creek bed on this portion & Coco would NOT cross over & it was too wide for me to carry her & try to traverse the wet rocks, so we turned around & went back to the campsite.
Had dinner & just relaxed the rest of the day & night. Pollen was horrendous & everything was covered in it.
Woke up to very loud thunder on Sunday morning & it rained all.day.long. We put the murphy bed up & stayed inside. Coco relaxed as well. Pollen problem solved for the time being. In anticipation of the rain, Greg had packed up most everything outside. It finally quit raining by late afternoon so we got the chairs back out & had a couple of drinks under the awning before bed.
As we were leaving the next morning Becky & John came over to say goodbye & to exchange contact info. John also gave us a travelling gnome he had carved. We told them it would travel with us where ever we camped. Here's a pic of it at the next CG.
It was quite chilly after the rain & Coco doesn't do well with cold, so here's her solution.
The next day was beautiful so Coco & I went for a walk & then we relaxed the rest of the day. The site we stayed on before was just a couple of sites down & no one was in it (it's a steep one) so we took Coco down there to watch the sun set.
We got home on Wednesday afternoon & got most of the camper unpacked.
We were supposed to have guys coming to screen in our front porch on Thursday, but as with most help these days, they didn't show. They came today (Fri) & worked about three hours & left saying they'd be back Monday ...
As a side note: We purchased 1/2 a cow & Greg picked it up from the processor so we have a freezer FULL of beef!
Our next scheduled trip is for October but we may find time to take a couple of short trips before then.
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