Roads Less Traveled: Lesson number one
Just over a year ago my life changed drastically. My wife and I welcomed our first child into the world in April of 2021....
Roads Less Traveled: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Earth Day 2022 was celebrated this past Friday. A day dedicated to celebrating and protecting the beautiful planet we are so lucky to live...
Roads Less Traveled: Southern Lights
This past week the sun unleashed a series of solar flares. You may have seen something about it on the news or social media....
Roads Less Traveled: Falling Water
What is it about falling water that is so inviting? Is it the sound? The colors? I certainly don't know, but I have been...
Roads Less Traveled: New Beginnings
Author's Note: Way back in 2015 and 2016 I wrote a series of articles for Now Habersham titled Roads Less Traveled. As an avid...
Enjoy the Late-Season Color
A view from the dam at Unicoi Lake in White County on Nov. 8. (Jeff Samsel)
October has left us and with it the...
Outdoor Living with Jeff Samsel: Campfire cooking
I don’t know whether hot dogs roasted over a campfire truly taste better than all others, but they sure seem like it. I do...
Discover Stumphouse Tunnel and Issaqueena Falls
There are no artificial lights inside the tunnel, but on the way out you can just walk toward the light. (Photo by Jeff Samsel)
Until...
Shoot the rapids on the Chattooga River
The grand finale of a rafting trip down Section IV of the Chattooga National Wild & Scenic River, Five Falls also serves as a...
Paddling Lake Tugalo
One arm of Lake Tugalo backs into the extreme lower reaches of Tallulah Gorge. The other forms the terminus of the Chattooga National Wild...
Family Fishing Pond a gem for young anglers
“Another one!” Eli announced with a grin as he pulled yet another bluegill from of the pond. I hadn’t finished rebaiting my own hook,...
Roads Less Traveled: Spring in High Places
Living in the mountains of North Carolina, it takes spring a bit to get to us. The "flatland" pollen season had come and gone...