North Georgia’s Anna Ruby Falls

  High up on the mountain top, Tray Mountain in this case, is one of North Georgia’s most popular locales. Anna Ruby Falls are part of the Unicoi State Park in the Chattahoochee National Forest.  My song for this entry is “High on a Mountain Top” by Loretta Lynn: The twin waterfalls mark the junction…

O Lungo Drom, the Long Road

“Fernweh” is an ache for distant places; a type of homesickness and longing to find or return to a place where one belongs, even if they have never been before. Fernweh is a wandering madness.                                        +…

Geology & Science, or Big-Mouth Giants?

At the tip top of Northern Ireland, central to the coast of Antrim, is the Giant’s Causeway. You will find this geographic sorcery in the city of Bushmills, UK and it is about an hour’s drive from Belfast. Local lore spins the tale of an Irish giant named Finn McCool that picked a fight with…

Jersey City; Lunch With the Devil and a Walk in the Park

Jersey City is proud to be one the most culturally diverse cities in the world. Originally it was home of the Lenape tribes, and was later settled by a large Dutch population in the 1600s. With its harbour encompassing the world-renown Ellis Island, Jersey City has been a welcoming refuge for immigrants, and a hub…