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Winter Camping in Atlanta

2/28/2015

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We are at McKinney Campground on Allatoona Lake just north of Atlanta. Getting here was NOT half the fun, as one of our camping buddies says, because it involved pulling the trailer through Atlanta traffic.

This campground is one of those with 150 sites, but we can only see about six from ours. The terrain is very hilly and heavily wooded so other sites are not visible. When we arrived, there was cold white stuff on the ground among those trees. And there was cold white stuff on the picnic table.


Last night we went into Smyrna for a delicious dinner with sister Gretchen and husband Bob. We had to watch our time since the campground is locked at 9:00 p.m. On our way out, Butch asked if we can fudge that deadline a little since we weren't sure how long it would take us coming back. The gate guy said "Sure! You can park your truck outside and walk in." Okay then.

The forecast for today says partly cloudy and cool. However, the 'now' screen says rain will start in 16 minutes. Hmmm. Well, I'm going to take them at their word and we'll try cooking some stew over the fire tonight. Gretchen, Bob, niece Natalie and fiance Terry will be out. Maybe we'll have to order pizza.


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Andy C
2/27/2015 11:40:57 pm

The Altoona area is so close to our turning point to go to Lake Lanier! Highway 20 winds to Buford and appears to be an easy shot, but the mountainy woodsy trail has challenges for camper towing. There is the point of the steep and severe turn of entry to gas station that resulted in crimping the bikes between boat and camper, and lesson in securing materials inside coach. Forget TV reception. But the lake has huge dam, great friends, challenging hikes, BIG fish (almost pulled me off the deck, had to give the pole to Bill to get it in.) Combat...my new concept of mountain survival.

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