Maps and Memories

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When I zoomed in on my Appalachian Trail map to show a readable closeup of where my son has been hiking I had to resist the urge to go back to the original map and add a few pins on each side of the trail. I have always been fascinated by maps. I like being able to see where places are in relation to other places and I like being able to see the many places I have visited. The corner of the world where North Carolina and Georgia meet is filled with many memories for our family. I look at that little bit of map and am reminded of our first visit to the area Christmas of 1994. Our oldest son, the one who is currently hiking the AT, was four months old when we went camping at Amicalola Falls State Park. Freezing rain fell during the night leaving a thin coating of ice on the outside of our tent. In September of 2001, we ate pizza at a restaurant in Dahlonega when our camping trip was rained out. Our youngest child was a grumpy four months old and our two-and-a-half-year-old daughter had eaten entirely too many fresh blueberries (I will leave the consequences to your imagination). I’ve lost count of the number of times we have “tubed the Hooch” (floated down the Chattahoochee River on inflatable tubes) in Helen. In 2016 we spent a few days in Andrews to watch the solar eclipse. My list could go on and on. Many memories. Do you like maps?