Enjoying a long weekend with fine weather calls for a small adventure, crossing state lines to go into Georgia-with an easy picnic.
Okay, I “cheated” with the picnic, picking up some bagged food to enjoy on my outing, but the beautiful late autumn colors, a little fire in the perma-grill, and spectacular views, listening to the songs of the river and chirping of the birds, well worth it!
Located just outside Hartwell, Georgia, the Savannah River location, just beyond the Savannah Hydro-damn is quite stunning; an easy drive without any gate or tag fees, it’s quite a lovely place to enjoy the tranquility, enjoy an easy picnic and the splendor of God’s wonderous works.
A picnic on the Savannah River, Hartwell, Georgia–free adventure site
And Yes, I had a small fire in the grill to help keep my hands warm.
Sleight bells ring, are you listening? The Christmas and holiday season is just around the corner!
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My sweetness and I went out on a lovely date this evening—on a great cemetary crawl near Walhalla, South Carolina.
My Sweetness is shown in the pictures admiring the great masonary work while I walked around, admiring the different inscriptions–the cemetary is easy to find but take comfortable shoes as the ground is a bit uneven and some of the graves are sunken–spooky!
A lovely afternoon, historical cemetary crawl in Walhalla, South Carolina at St. John’s Lutheran Church.
My cousin and I toured around the cemetary and a little furry friend joined in our adventure. The kitty hung out with us and even “talked” with us as we walked around, reading incriptions and admiring the stone masonry work.
As seen by the photos, there is quite a collection and variety of stone work and much beauty to behold.
New life on the farm is quite spectacular; even when it’s a fairly common occurence, it never ceases to amaze me.
Mommy kitty has been around the farm for sometime and her new litter of babies is quite stunning! Holly and I moved the mommy and her babies to a shed with coverage as the weather was going to turn nasty.
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A beautiful, cleary, perfect day filled with sunshine and great weather! My Sweetness (aka my boyfriend) heard about Lake Jocasse from a a local South Carolina native (he is originally from Rhode Island, myself from the mid-west). A new adventure and location awaited us as we used the GPS to get us there! About an hour from Clemson, South Carolina, Devil’s Fork State Park is located in Oconee County, near the tiny town of Salem, South Carolina.
The lake itself was originally man made but it’s fed by local streams and more, keeping the water Very cool and wonderful. A tiny beach was created and a swimmer’s area is marked off with a yellow bouy line for a no-wake zone. While boating tours are offered (for a price), we decided to set up picnic in the grilling and table areas and hit the little beach for swimming!
The lake does cover up an old cemetery; gleaning from a a bit of research, the bodys were exhumed and relocated but the the village and cemetery are under the lake now. How the State park earned the named of “Devil’s Fork” is unknown to me but it sounds like something from the movie “Romancing the Stone” with Michael Douglas where he and Kathleen Turner have to use a treasure map and go past the Devil’s Fork to find the good stuff.
There were lots of families there today and at a neighboring picnic spot, the family was playing a variety of Mexican style tradiotional mariachi style music, which added to the ambiance of the day.
I swam from the beach to the no wake yellow buoy twice, which means my swimming in the pool is paying off as well (I swim several time as a week in an indoor salt water pool at a Rec Center. I used to be a lifeguard many many years ago, too). The water was cool/cold and super refreshing. While swimming around, one can watch the motor boats and kayaks, conoes and so forth, which are fun to watch.
Definitly 2 thumbs up for a great place and an lovely place to visit for a day-cation.
Lake Jacosse at Devil’s Fork State Park, Salem, South Carolina
