tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41478224746011354222024-08-30T21:06:27.955-07:00<br> <br> <center>A photographic journey of Atlanta, Georgia and the Southeastern United States hiking trails</center> <br> <br>sovereigncookieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11887354054530876182noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147822474601135422.post-25417732149550872992010-10-21T00:59:00.000-07:002010-10-21T19:37:58.520-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Hello, Friends! This week's hiking adventure took us to the Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs, Georgia. This hike spot is truly worth talking about!</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">We actually found this place by accident while tooling around on Google Maps</span>.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjIVSfAcDfVTk8G1_B6DIpTnuVCYYhsZPOS74xiN8ylLzybbCIzwTRKxKar4f7Q1es6oian3fiIeZhQEIa2_go4MbqNqkiI3eT1FPjXNrJZSj8HJ6YQ4wSwMYphaokC6lPj6y2ohHpstG/s1600/fishmayloveabird.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjIVSfAcDfVTk8G1_B6DIpTnuVCYYhsZPOS74xiN8ylLzybbCIzwTRKxKar4f7Q1es6oian3fiIeZhQEIa2_go4MbqNqkiI3eT1FPjXNrJZSj8HJ6YQ4wSwMYphaokC6lPj6y2ohHpstG/s320/fishmayloveabird.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530410090442065778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(click photo for larger view)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://friendsofsweetwatercreek.org/">Sweetwater Creek State Park</a> is located only 15 minutes from the bustling downtown area of Atlanta, Georgia. This beautiful hike-spot offers over 2,500 acres, and 9 miles of picturesque wooded trails. Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing, Historical and Ranger-led tours of the New Manchester Mill ruins.<br /><br />The area once belonged to the Cherokee people until they were forced out beginning in 1832 when the land was then sold off in lotteries. [The removal of Native Americans from their ancestral lands and moving them west to reservations in Oklahoma would come to be known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_trail_of_tears">trail of tears</a>]<br /><br />In the early and mid-1800's the area grew as water-powered cotton mill's were built along the Sweetwater creek. In 1849 the largest of these, a five-story mill was built and operated by the Sweetwater Manufacturing Company, until 1858 when it's name was changed to the New Manchester Manufacturing Company after Manchester, England<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXEIiDbSDSIeeVZqliZHrgGU3mM6r0Phf1KVqyvqU4yc0FqlBy-AWWT2cSMqlqqKehacLoyVieTXtrLBGf6LijGhEFVTXtC8yNkjSRGfah1kwCdqB_-_muWZNzykP9Bi9MpEHboGYx3AJO/s1600/millruins3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXEIiDbSDSIeeVZqliZHrgGU3mM6r0Phf1KVqyvqU4yc0FqlBy-AWWT2cSMqlqqKehacLoyVieTXtrLBGf6LijGhEFVTXtC8yNkjSRGfah1kwCdqB_-_muWZNzykP9Bi9MpEHboGYx3AJO/s320/millruins3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530410097912271314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(click photo for larger view)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The mill was destroyed in July 1864<br />on order from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sherman">General William Tecumseh Sherman</a><br />those ruins still exist today protected by Sweetwater Creek State Park<br /><br />More Photo's from the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Red Trail</span>:<br />(click photo for large view)</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sLP6tQJZN6c6vrcOzE4omrfa6Ryi35Oavbr7EvQ80gomSGRn5B29KUxH2AqUDEtKI1zfvZ4giX2wZitnXh_4ahyphenhyphentD9WgnpQ3QM68s5JWOozgUeIdaSz8S2r4nDLOoQg30QHcU10_lmBF/s1600/wall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sLP6tQJZN6c6vrcOzE4omrfa6Ryi35Oavbr7EvQ80gomSGRn5B29KUxH2AqUDEtKI1zfvZ4giX2wZitnXh_4ahyphenhyphentD9WgnpQ3QM68s5JWOozgUeIdaSz8S2r4nDLOoQg30QHcU10_lmBF/s320/wall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530410122064956402" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IXmRw4VLRrKmiBjcZRow7N7LuyiTaiXTl2OEv01kQOak2oaHSad5_Gz9gJlLrkMnI-QsNfJg5r5ruNgCmNg7aV87ZV-b0Ldf0bcepwYSWC6NfPFyCio1i5Y573hVm3k4HaZ_y1tzuEk3/s1600/millruins1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IXmRw4VLRrKmiBjcZRow7N7LuyiTaiXTl2OEv01kQOak2oaHSad5_Gz9gJlLrkMnI-QsNfJg5r5ruNgCmNg7aV87ZV-b0Ldf0bcepwYSWC6NfPFyCio1i5Y573hVm3k4HaZ_y1tzuEk3/s320/millruins1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530410115391235746" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3tWVKm2EDsw97zTOY3EL4-zvZkIU5SFsTmB9wWd6LBYkFEV_bqvWI7VTr7aCAM71IrXVp58LPz47s39exNVFP204rmUVEqTCQprGkJVabwzXdSpbuisrISg4PPABSoxNJzkt4W4tSshw/s1600/millruins2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3tWVKm2EDsw97zTOY3EL4-zvZkIU5SFsTmB9wWd6LBYkFEV_bqvWI7VTr7aCAM71IrXVp58LPz47s39exNVFP204rmUVEqTCQprGkJVabwzXdSpbuisrISg4PPABSoxNJzkt4W4tSshw/s320/millruins2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530410110977134514" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YKmrjAcQDflI5IIyN7dvEFCxBlDR9l1eOybuluwTCeLlf4kLF5u5yid-yXw1UrfdYMLcLoEplb6wYLHj6JONQhK9ICt-XI_Mn-cwsMmVxlseQxuUroLH0BRqrQR-aVj1oW5HwG9zWvWt/s1600/flower.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YKmrjAcQDflI5IIyN7dvEFCxBlDR9l1eOybuluwTCeLlf4kLF5u5yid-yXw1UrfdYMLcLoEplb6wYLHj6JONQhK9ICt-XI_Mn-cwsMmVxlseQxuUroLH0BRqrQR-aVj1oW5HwG9zWvWt/s320/flower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530422677169265266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAD4gTyzbJTzuaf397OUH-ymtSsFagz5SFNfRarRTx1Fe0wmvYxnCO8GXqRlYbTzI4Sw8Gmyrthy4L1aNfH4bMQmXp-3mU_n1rs45uPzMKqxkNAuqFBw_cYrZnhuGgnbrrS9H85CNKnjX/s1600/tinyfrog1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAD4gTyzbJTzuaf397OUH-ymtSsFagz5SFNfRarRTx1Fe0wmvYxnCO8GXqRlYbTzI4Sw8Gmyrthy4L1aNfH4bMQmXp-3mU_n1rs45uPzMKqxkNAuqFBw_cYrZnhuGgnbrrS9H85CNKnjX/s320/tinyfrog1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530422668682001538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">things to know:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">There are 4 trails (</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Red</span><span style="font-size:100%;">, </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" >Blue</span><span style="font-size:100%;">, </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" >White</span><span style="font-size:100%;">, and </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-size:100%;" >Yellow</span><span style="font-size:100%;">) available ranging from Easy to Moderate to Difficult. We were advised by a park ranger that first-time visitors should try the </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Red Trail</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">There are historical and ranger-led tours available.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">The </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Red Trail</span><span style="font-size:100%;">(easy to moderate) is the most frequently travelled trail and seems too offer the best of the park. Leading down to the New Manchester Mill Ruins, The Creek rapids and ends at the Sweetwater Falls. The trail is a little over 1 mile - the second half of the mile is slightly more strenuous due to the rocky terrain.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="sidebartext">Sweetwater Creek State Park</span><br /><span class="sidebartext">P.O. Box 816</span><br /><span class="sidebartext">Lithia Springs, GA 30122<br /><br />Parking $5.00 [Free on Wednesdays]<br /><br />Friend's of Sweetwater Creek State Park: <a href="http://friendsofsweetwatercreek.org/service.htm">Website</a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Until Next time<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">See you on the Trail!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer." 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