A couple of days ago I took an overnight trip to Providence canyon state park, near lumpkin GA. Its during the week, so there was no one there! I usually hike the Pinhoti trail in AL, but just wanted to try something different this time. I arrived at the park around 9 30 am, hiked the backcountry trail to campsite 5, hiked to get water, set up camp and spent the rest of the day just hanging out, reading a book etc. It was a very relaxing way to spend a beautiful afternoon! The next day, I hiked back the way I came----and picked up a big bag full of trash from the other backcountry sites on the way. (who ever melted all those plastic water bottles at campsite 4---what the @#$%%$ were you thinking?)
By the way, Thursday was my 46th birthday--so this was my birthday trip! My wife gave me a packa, and a Sawyer gravity feed water filter for my Birthday presents! It didnt rain, so I didnt use the packa, but the filter is really nice---I'll never go back to a pump again!
I thought the woods were really beautiful---mainly hardwoods, and the canyon is always interesting. (caused by erosion in the late 1800s from bad farming practices--its pretty neat to see!) I enjoyed the whole trip, and will probably return someday!
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