Lens Forward

Stovall  Mill  Covered  Bridge  2617 GA-255,   Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571 ... built  1895   smallest  covered  bridge  in Georgia . 33  feet  long  spans  Chickamauga  Creek ... closed  to  traffic . recent  years fallen  victim  to  graffiti vandalism. ... featured  in the  1951 movie " I'd  Climb  The  Highest  Mountain "   starring  Rita  Hayworth.  

Slave  Dwelling African  American  Heritage  Site  Sautee  Nacoochee  Center 283 GA Hwy. 255 N. Sautee Nacoochee GA 30571 ... circa  1850 restored  2002  

Tom  Branch  Falls Deep  Creek  Park Bryson  City,  NC   Oct.  2020  ... height : 75  feet   0.3 miles easy hike  on Deep Creek Trail   

 

Bridal  Veil  Falls   Highlands , NC Oct.  2020 ... 45  foot   along  64E  to Highlands within  the  Nantahala National Forest    

 

 

Rock  City  Barn  US  19    Bryson  City,  NC ... the iconic ' See Rock  City '  barns began appearing in  1935. a  unique marketing ploy  to attract  tourists to Rock City, TN.  

Nadine   Doughby's  Pizza  and  More Watkinsville,  Georgia 2020  

 Warrior  Motel ( mid way between Cherokee and  Bryson City NC ) Whittier,  NC Oct.  2020 ... open  for  travelers  in  the  60's closed and abandoned in  2006 and has found new life... sort  of  as  Teresa's Treasures

 

Tallulah  Gorge  Overlook   940 Tallulah Gorge Scenic Loop Tallulah Falls, GA ... sadly  the old store has  closed  permanently, another Covid victim. .. but  you can  still view the gorge  ( on a clear day )  

heading  North not quite the trip  I had planned but Covid had the final say. trip out west will have to wait until the Spring ( ? ) ... now it will be North Georgia, North Carolina and and a touch of  Tennessee  ... you know me -   a photo or two along the way.  

Water  Lily   Lake  Apopka Wildlife  Drive Oct.  2020  

Cody's  Roadhouse  Crystal  River ...  a  good  place  to  stop for happy hour  (  all Day ) and they do make the most perfect strawberry mojito  

resting  Gator   2020 heading to Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive the birds have not begun their migration yet but there are lots of gators to 'shoot' .  

Micanopy  Museum   607 NE Cholokka Blvd Micanopy,  Florida Oct.  2020  ... early am in Micanopy  before the shops open and  the cars block clear shots of the old buildings. ... the museum is located in  the Thrasher  Warehouse  built in  1896. ... the coca cola sign  on the side of the  building dates from 1930 and has been repainted many times .  

 

8th  avenue  murals  Gainesville, Florida 2020  

Ada Blue  Cafe  Cedar Key , Florida ... permanently closed  

Crescent  Beach  ramp  

' the  birdwatchers ' Leesburg,  Florida  2020  

Silver  Springs  State  Park 5656  East  Silver  Springs  Blvd. Silver  Springs ,  FL 34488 ... one  of  the  first  tourist  attractions (  beginning  in  1870  ) in  Florida   

 Starry  Night     artist :   Richard Barrenechea Magnolia  street    Leesburg , Florida  ... Art  Happens  Here   at the Leesburg Center for  the Arts ... Barrenechea's   unique spray paint  interpretation of   Vincent van Gogh's   Starry  Night . the  muralist also  painted the  controversial  ' Starry Night '  house  in Mount Dora.  

 

                     Tri - colored  Heron                                           Lake  Apopka Wildlife Drive                                                          Oct.  2020   

 

Lake  Apopka  Wildlife  Drive 7 am  Oct. 2020 ... harvest moon still shining  brightly  

growling  gator   constructed  from  shipping  containers by  John  Andrews   2020  

Lake Apopka Wildlife  Drive Sept.  2020  ... waiting for the sun  to spit morning over The Drive  

Silver Springs  State  Park boat tours are still available for purchase after the state park entrance  fee.