Cooper’s Furnace Hike
As I have mentioned before, I really love where we live. We have great neighbors, we are not too close to Atlanta but close enough if we want to do something and we are in short driving distance from several places to hike. This past week, my sister in law and I went to hike at Cooper’s Furnace which dates to the civil war era and the stone structure still stands. Since the older kids were still wiped out from the prior day’s activities (a hike and the pool), we just took my toddler with us.
We’ve done this hike several times but I had forgotten how narrow the path got at times and how difficult it was with a young one. The following picture is before the hard part!
He has just started grinning on demand for pictures and he is pretty cute, isn’t he! My favorite part of the walk was finding different mushrooms and wildflowers to photograph. The hike start with a wide path bordered by small creeks and vegetation.
A person can take this path/road all the way to the top for a less streneous walk: at the top you have a great view of the dam which I shared in another blog post.
This spot is usually fairly quiet and we passed maybe 3 different pairs of people hiking. There is also a visitor’s center at the top by the dam with a littl wildlife museum.
These mushrooms were tiny and very bright! It was really fun to notice different things growing.
There is so much to notice when one pays attention. My son loved me pointing out the different mushrooms.
While I love getting all of the children to hike with me, hiking with an adult was pretty nice too! No whining and complaining!
These past few months have made me really enjoy nature. Now with my twice a day walks, I have had the opportunity to see lots of deer and rabbits almost daily. The highlight of my run on Tuesday was seeing a doe nursing her fawn! The wild rabbits are quite cute too.
I am very grateful for God’s mercy and providence for our family the past 6 months. I am not sure what the next 6 months will bring but I hope to continue to enjoy the outdoors and be grateful for our family time.
A bientôt!
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14 Comments
Kate
I used to love going on hikes with my family as a kid, and could use the exercise and fresh air right about now! And how darling is that smile on demand <3
Green Fashionista
mimifce
Oh, he is too funny with his smile lately! I am trying to get us outdoors and not overheat!
Kimberly F Malkiewicz
What a beautiful hike. I have enjoyed hiking so much through the years. Your little guy is adorable! I’m glad your SIL didn’t whine and complain, haha!
mimifce
Lol! It is a lot easier without as many kids!
jodie filogomo
He is adorable and I love that you include the outdoors as part of your life. That never happened when I was growing up…but I’m trying now.
XOXO
Jodie
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mimifce
We have 2 outings planned for next week: a new state park (we will geocache to make it more fun) and found a sunflower field about an hour from us! Excited! Blog pics for sure that field!
Kathrine Eldridge
What a wonderful place to hike! These pics are beautiful. I am thankful for God’s caring of my family as well. Have a terrific weekend Mireille!
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mimifce
Sharing another hike with waterfalls next week! It is so nice to be able to enjoy nature!
Jaclyn
What a gorgeous hike! We try to go on a hike most weeks but it has been way too hot this week!
mimifce
It is hard with the heat for sure!
Amy Johnson
What a beautiful hike! And your little boy is adorable.
mimifce
Thank you! He is pretty fun ot photograph right now! I was pleased with all the fun things to take pictures of!
Jennifer
This hike looks lovely!!
Jennifer
Curated by Jennifer
mimifce
It was really nice. I always forget about this one.