Articles https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/ Articles Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:14:27 +0000 North Georgia Has Ten Wilderness Areas: Uh, What’s a Wilderness Area? https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/north-georgia-has-ten-wilderness-areas-uh-whats-a-wilderness-area/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/north-georgia-has-ten-wilderness-areas-uh-whats-a-wilderness-area/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/north-georgia-has-ten-wilderness-areas-uh-whats-a-wilderness-area/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0400

With a definition this generic, wilderness areas would exist in most areas of the Earth in small or large parcels. Until 1964, there was no legal definition of wilderness and there were no broad,

]]> Photographing Waterfalls: How to Make the Most of Your Camera https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/photographing-waterfalls-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-camera-2/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/photographing-waterfalls-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-camera-2/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/photographing-waterfalls-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-camera-2/ Tue, 27 Aug 2019 05:00:00 -0400

We’re blessed with water and waterfalls, but we’re also blessed with a number of extraordinarily talented outdoor photographers. Put the two together, and take a few moments to pick a photog’s brain,

]]> Dahlonega Festival Celebrates the Appalachian Trail and Non-Motorized Recreation https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/dahlonega-festival-celebrates-the-appalachian-trail-and-non-motorized-recreation/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/dahlonega-festival-celebrates-the-appalachian-trail-and-non-motorized-recreation/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/dahlonega-festival-celebrates-the-appalachian-trail-and-non-motorized-recreation/ Fri, 01 Sep 2017 05:00:00 -0400

The Dahlonega Trail Fest -- set for September 8-10 and presented by Yahoola Outdoors and REI Co-op -- is a celebration of the outdoors and Dahlonega’s designation as an Appalachian Trail (AT)

]]> Get Out and Relax, Take a Trip on One of Lumpkin County’s Rivers https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/get-out-and-relax-take-a-trip-on-one-of-lumpkin-countys-rivers/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/get-out-and-relax-take-a-trip-on-one-of-lumpkin-countys-rivers/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/get-out-and-relax-take-a-trip-on-one-of-lumpkin-countys-rivers/ Tue, 30 May 2017 09:26:33 -0400

The Chestatee River runs through the city limits along the Achasta golf course. The section from the Highway 52 bridge at the old Oar House is a fun, mostly flat, run with the occasional shoals to add

]]> Hiking in Nature’s Spring Extravaganza…And It’s Free! https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/hiking-in-natures-spring-extravaganza-and-its-free/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/hiking-in-natures-spring-extravaganza-and-its-free/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/hiking-in-natures-spring-extravaganza-and-its-free/ Mon, 01 May 2017 11:03:20 -0400

A hike this time of year to one of the many trails in the Dahlonega area will reward one with many opportunities to see nature in bloom. Whether along a ridge of the crest-hugging Appalachian Trail or

]]> Winter Hiking: How to Have a Great Hike and Stay Safe https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/winter-hiking-how-to-have-a-great-hike-and-stay-safe/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/winter-hiking-how-to-have-a-great-hike-and-stay-safe/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/winter-hiking-how-to-have-a-great-hike-and-stay-safe/ Tue, 03 Jan 2017 10:11:28 -0500

Such as:

• With the leaves off the trees, you get panoramic views that are not available in other seasons.
• There are no venomous snakes to avoid stepping on, no insects, no poison ivy, and no

]]> Photographing Waterfalls: How to Make the Most of Your Camera https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/photographing-waterfalls-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-camera/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/photographing-waterfalls-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-camera/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/photographing-waterfalls-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-camera/ Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:28:17 -0500

We’re blessed with water and waterfalls, but we’re also blessed with a number of extraordinarily talented outdoor photographers. Put the two together, and take a few moments to pick a photog’s brain,

]]> If you build it, they will come…Then you have to maintain it! https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-then-you-have-to-maintain-it/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-then-you-have-to-maintain-it/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-then-you-have-to-maintain-it/ Fri, 04 Nov 2016 05:00:00 -0400

Upon returning to Georgia, I researched and found the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club. This group of volunteers, under contract with the National Park Service, is responsible for the management of the

]]> A 2,189-Mile Footpath Starts with a Single Step -- Near Dahlonega https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/a-2189-mile-footpath-starts-with-a-single-step-near-dahlonega-2/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/a-2189-mile-footpath-starts-with-a-single-step-near-dahlonega-2/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/a-2189-mile-footpath-starts-with-a-single-step-near-dahlonega-2/ Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:30:02 -0400

Twenty one miles from the Dahlonega square is a bronze plaque set into the stone of Springer Mountain. On a tree overhead is a 2”x6” white blaze, the first of 165,000 on this single track footpath

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