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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

January 24, 2024 /

With life’s recent challenges, I have had to make sure to take time for myself to recharge. Last week, I shared part of my husband’s and I day date (in Marietta, GA) and today I am sharing the first part of our little outing. We decided to hike Kennesaw Mountain since it is about 30 minutes from our house, it’s a fairly short hike and it was a beautiful cold winter day.

We brought along some snacks and water as we originally planned to walk this trail with the boys. One of the local vendors of our summer farmer’s market has been holding a small table/booth at a store downtown to sell her French goodies. She does not have a storefront yet, so right now takes orders online and has people pick them up at different locations. I am happy that one of them is only 12 min from the house.

I bought 3 “pain au chocolat” and enjoyed one at the top of the trail. The hubby and I enjoyed the views and took our time.

“Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is a 2,965 acre National Battlefield that preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign. Opposing forces maneuvered and fought here from June 19, 1864 until July 2, 1864.” (official website), You can read more about it by clicking that link.

There are several cannons (a couple at the base where the visitor’s center is and 4 at the top of the mountain and I remember the boys enjoying those. It seems that they have added the fences more recently, but it had been at least several years since we had visited.

Of course, I had to share a hiking outfit picture: I wore my hiking shoes, decided to rock the taller socks with the leggings and a cozy sweatshirt.  That rose souvenir shirt from this summer has been one that I have reached for over and over. It is nice and warm and very soft.

One of the things I like about living in Georgia is that we can have beautiful winter days that even though they are cold (it was barely 40 degrees), the sun makes them feel a little warmer. Great day for a short hike!

A bientôt!

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