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Washington Farms Strawberry Festival–Watkinsville, Georgia

April 30, 2012
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Washington Farms Strawberry Festival–Watkinsville, Georgia

On April 28, 2012, I stumbled past a sign to a strawberry festival as I was heading towards Atlanta from Athens, Georgia. Having been to lots of festivals, but never a strawberry festival, I had to stop by. At Washington Farms in Watkinsville, Georgia, the second annual strawberry festival was a small craft fair...

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Great Falls National Park – Virginia

April 15, 2012
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Great Falls National Park – Virginia

  Great Falls National Park is a smaller recreational park located along a section of the Potomac River as it approaches Mather Gorge.The river, at this location approaches a large drop off containing numerous jagged rock formations, resulting in a increased amount of white...

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Georgia Renaissance Festival

April 10, 2012
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Georgia Renaissance Festival

  This year the Georgia Renaissance Festival opens April 14th through June 2 on every Saturday, Sunday, as well as Memorial Day. The Renaissance Festival is an annual celebration of turkey legs, dressing in armor, and sporting a fake British accent. While not based...

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Marble Mine Trail– James H. (Sloppy) Floyd State Park- Summerville, Georgia

April 1, 2012
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Marble Mine Trail– James H. (Sloppy) Floyd State Park- Summerville, Georgia

Distance: 0.8 miles one way Difficulty: Easy I grew up picnicking and playing at Sloppy Floyd Lake State Park for much of my childhood, and yet somehow I had never hiked the trail to the Marble Mine, a really nice short hike inside the...

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Fort Yargo Disc Golf–Winder, Georgia

March 29, 2012
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Fort Yargo Disc Golf–Winder, Georgia

  Fort Yargo Disc Golf Course is an 18 hole wooded course located in Fort Yargo State Park, just outside of Winder, Georgia. The course, while located throughout a patch of forest in the state park, is not so densely wooded as to frustrate...

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