Rec and Leisure Lady

On July 9th, my parents, my sister Hanna, Josh and I went to Table Rock State Park in Pickens, SC. This was only around a 2 hour drive from my hometown of Elberton, GA so it's a close park to do some great hiking! At the beginning/end of the trails, there was a wonderful place to wade in the mountain stream and play in the small waterfalls! It was empty when we started around 8 am but when we finished several hours later, this spot was packed with children and families trying to keep cool from the summer heat! Josh took tons of pictures! He's a great photographer!! We decided to hike the Table Rock Trail which was described as being "highly strenuous" :) It was difficult at times especially when climbing over huge boulders but it was manageable for our entire group! I always think the view...

On August 6th and 7th, I went to the Balloon Festival in Baton Rouge! There were the festival must-haves such as the food vendors selling funnel cakes, turkey on a stick, coconut shrimp on a stick and many other foods that have no nutritional value at all,,,,, there were festival games such as a rock climbing wall and an inflatable human hamster ball thing.... and then there were the balloons!! Yummy!!! Josh was really into taking pictures as well It's starting to fill up!! Both nights were supposed to start with a mass ascension but they couldn't go up either night due to storm clouds being within a certain distance from the field. The highlight of both nights though was the balloon glow! We got to watch 20-30 hot air balloons fill up with air and then the announcer synchronized their fire lighting so that the field was filled with the lights from the balloons at once and then the balloons would all randomly flick their lights on and off. Both were so beautiful and t...

So I've decided to start a blog on traveling and leisure. Being a math teacher is great but I miss using my major which was recreation and leisure studies. I really want to educate people about using their leisure time wisely and positively because it affects their development as a well-rounded individual! I have discovered this year that I love taking weekend trips!! My boyfriend and I have been to New Orleans, Dallas, Houston and Athens, GA for various occasions and we are planning future trips as well! I will record my adventures and findings in this blog. Since I currently live outside of Baton Rouge, most of the trips will be within a day's driving distance of here. You can come read up on cool (and cheap) recreation and leisure opportunities that I find in whatever area I'm visiting!! For now, if you have an iPhone or iPod Touch you should get a free application called Goby. It tells you about all sorts of recreation and entertainment options in different areas. I...