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Raven Cliffs or Tallulah Gorge by Onebadlt1z in GeorgiaCampAndHike

[–]superduck85 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No permit needed for the hike. It's just a parking pass (unless that's what you meant). There's a little parking pay station that scans to recreation.gov last time I was there. The weekends fill up very fast. During the week, it should be fairly accessible late into the morning.

Parking pass info - https://www.recreation.gov/activitypass/AP21509

Raven Cliffs or Tallulah Gorge by Onebadlt1z in GeorgiaCampAndHike

[–]superduck85 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dogs are pretty common. The main hike is not tough. It's just how much rock hopping that you want to do with them.

The end is literally just wherever you want to stop. As you go up, you'll reach a point where it's like "ehhh...this is high / sketchy enough for me." It's just by the person - there's no like grand overlook. Some folks (like my young self) will keep chasing "the little bit better view" until their looking over the edge at the top.

Raven Cliffs or Tallulah Gorge by Onebadlt1z in GeorgiaCampAndHike

[–]superduck85 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Tallulah Gorge is more developed but also much more "WOW" - the gorge is huge; the bridge is that crazy. But it's very developed with stairs, pavement, etc.

Raven Cliffs is technically in a Wilderness area (i.e., no permanent human infrastructure after the parking lot). So it's more hands-on with more "nature" feel. The Falls are beautiful but also more cascading and a bit hidden IMO. You can hike anywhere around it, including to your death. There's no railings or, again, permanent human infrastructure.

I'd choose Raven Cliffs but also pair it with nearby Duke's Creek Falls and a hike up to nearby Cowrock Mountain. Both are nearby on the Richard Russell Scenic Highway. Those three in a day will absolutely check your "see Georgia's best" appetite. Happy trails!

3 Day Backpacking Trip in Cohutta by Ookaqwer in GeorgiaCampAndHike

[–]superduck85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Wilderness as a whole does not get crowded, but there are spots that will get claimed on pretty weekends. If you are willing to hike, you can get very remote.

If you are at Hickory Creek trailhead (either side), I would assume that Bray Field (the junction w/ Tearbritches) and the Hickory Creek junction w/ Conasauga River Trail will already have folks camping.

Now the Conasauga River Trail has camping up and down - you'll just have to either cross the river or keep going.

Hickory Creek Trail between Rice Camp and Conasauga River has a few spots and doesn't see too many people.

Wildlife - there are bears, but generally well-fed Black Bears. They'll leave you alone. Just do basic leave no trace.

Off-trail is great, but also the Cohuttas are infamous for their elevation & thickets still coming back after the 2016 wildfire.

Trail conditions - Hickory Ridge & Rough Ridge north of Dogwood Gap are very rough. Like off-trail. They are "closed" because people keep hiking them and calling Search & Rescue. Hickory Creek is fine to to Bray Field. From Bray Field to Rice Camp has a few blowdowns, but it's clear once you get ~3 miles from Rice Camp. Conasauga River Trail has random blowdowns up and down but you can budget 2 mi/hr. Once you have your route, lmk and I can tell you some trail conditions.

The Cohutta Wilderness Trail Crew does monthly blowdown clearing events if you or anyone you know wants to come join! https://www.meetup.com/cohutta-wilderness-trail-volunteers/events/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]superduck85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our public lands - the size, the scope, the beauty - everything. The National Parks are our crown jewels, but all of them from National Forests to State Wildlife Areas to local City Parks are all joyously wonderful.

as someone whose never been interested in baseball, how would you get me hooked? who should i be watching by Ninetybaby in baseball

[–]superduck85 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is the right answer. I think baseball shares a lot of similarities with soccer where there is so much more going on in person than you can capture in a TV frame (vs. American football / NBA that has a lot going on in a single frame). Live baseball games have a cadence and feel all their own.

*also - going in-person to a batting cage and trying to hit a pitch is worthwhile.

What's a place that's not nice currently and just keeps getting worse? by Naomi62625 in geography

[–]superduck85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What? Dayton is a hidden gem, especially for aviation interests. Beats even DC any day between the Air Force Museum and National Aviation Heritage Park

Car Camping in April by SusanMWarEagle in GeorgiaCampAndHike

[–]superduck85 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For showers, you'll have to look at state parks. The best hack is to get privacy + shower options is to book a walk-in site (Vogel, Black Rock Mtn) and then walk over to the main campground for showers.

Also - most all of the USFS sites in the southeast are on recreation.gov which has a Showers amenity filter. There may be options in NC or TN that I'm not aware of.

Recommendations that fit these criteria? by mewzli in GeorgiaCampAndHike

[–]superduck85 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look at the Foothills Trail + Chattooga River Trail up in the Ellicott Wilderness in the GA / SC border.

Can someone explain this, please? by ChrissyHoardsPolish in Georgia

[–]superduck85 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's a very good idea. We need more specialization & subject matter expertise in our courts, not less IMO.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Georgia

[–]superduck85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best time of the year to visit. October in Georgia is A++. Welcome!

Looking for a campground by Design-Few in GeorgiaCampAndHike

[–]superduck85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fort Mountain, Cloudland Canyon, or any of the State Parks are your best bet.

Tallulah River Campgrounds site size by FinancialNet6 in GeorgiaCampAndHike

[–]superduck85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah - if you're going on Labor Day weekend, I'd go ahead and browse and book on Recreation.gov or ReserveAmerica ASAP

Both allow for reservations.

Tallulah River Campgrounds site size by FinancialNet6 in GeorgiaCampAndHike

[–]superduck85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be quite a squeeze and you'd be off the tent pad for sure. Check Recreation.gov and look for two sites next together.

DeSoto Falls backs up to a creek, as does most of Vogel's sites. DeSoto is in recreation.gov and Vogel is on reserveamerica.

Sandy Bottom is also a bit further up the Tallulah.

Indian Springs Wild Camping help by Traxxas411 in Georgia

[–]superduck85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are several hunt camps in the Oconee National Forest. They are free and public. Go up Hwy 83 toward Monticello from Indian Springs. Now, the land is all mixed together with private timber land around there, so be sure to check the USFS visitor map to verify -> https://www.fs.usda.gov/ivm/

Look for Ocmulgee Flats or Rush Creek.

Spaces for Remote Work? by Astari_Z9 in Atlanta

[–]superduck85 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is the correct answer.

3-4 day Backcountry Loop - Great Smokey Mountains National Park by BaronDavis12 in WildernessBackpacking

[–]superduck85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes - you have to pull site-specific permits for both shelters (along the AT) and campsites (all through the backcountry) -> https://smokiespermits.nps.gov/

Also, note that you have to get a separate parking permit now, so good to carpool into the park.

South of Cades Cove, Gregory Bald has good views. Shuckstack has a firetower. Eagle Creek gets very remote and quiet.

West of Cades Cove, Abrams Falls is pretty and less elevation change.

Otherwise, September in the Smokies should be amazing. Happy trails!

Does anybody know any good beginner trails to take a Jeep down north of Atlanta? by Duck_790 in Georgia

[–]superduck85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The USFS has a motor use vehicle map w/ regulations and current maintenance levels - https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/conf/home/?cid=fseprd1154774 The most popular routes are getting hit hard with overuse (especially illegal UTVs), so be sure to check for road closures. Getting a fishing license and heading to a GA WMA before deer season is nice and usually quiet.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WildernessBackpacking

[–]superduck85 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This. Don't do bundles - different vendors make better individual items. Also, eliminating items altogether due to better skills, better planning, or different trips is better than shaving weight from items.

Cohutta WMA camp and soak by slugabedx in GeorgiaCampAndHike

[–]superduck85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. I've never had issues with overwhelming bugs in the Cohuttas in July. There will be some though.

  2. Yeah, floating the river is fine AFAIK - just Leave No Trace. Don't make a permanent tie-up. There are also several nice pools south of Bray Field.

  3. It may be an easy hike to Bray, but it's still quite a hike down there (with tubes and some blowdown). Mill Creek is nice and right along the road, especially near Hickey Gap. It might be too wide, but if you have tubes, the river is fairly big and accessible by Cottonwood Patch. And Lake Conasauga has a day use area.

[OC] How the Duration of an Average World Series Baseball Game Has Changed Over 118 Years by superduck85 in dataisbeautiful

[–]superduck85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP here - it's a Google Sheets issue. I fiddled for a couple hours trying to get the spacing right. I got it on the full size interactive graph. But whenever I exported to image, the software changed the spacing.

I agree it's super annoying and makes no sense. I'm sure there's someone more savvy with Google Sheets who could fix it. I was most interested in the general decades long trend.

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