November 12, 2013

Chattahoochee Park and Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam

Monte planned on doing some maintenance work around the rig but I asked him to hold off for a couple of hours so we could take a ride to the nearby Chattahoochee Park to take a walk.

 

 

The park is less than a mile up the road from our campground and has several picnic areas. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upon exiting the park we had the choice of taking a paved road and a dirt road.  One of Monte’s favorite things to do is explore dirt roads to see where they lead.  SO we took the dirt road that lead to another dirt road, etc. 

 

 

 

After the third or fourth dirt road I entered the campground in our GPS and within a few minutes we were back on a paved road.

 

 

 

 

We hadn’t explored the Woodruff Dam yet so we headed in that direction.

 

 

We can see the dam from the campground-this is the view of the campground from the dam.

 

 

 

 

Driving toward the dam, we crossed into Florida. 

 

 Then driving back across the bridge we crossed back into Georgia.

 

There is a lovely picnic area along the river near the dam. 

We spent some time watching the alligators and birds.  

 We counted at least 5 alligators. 

One kept creeping closer and closer to a Great Blue Heron.

Following the road

 past the dam

 we came upon the Clyde T. Hopkins Municipal Park.

 

 

 

We struck up a conversation with a woman who was unloading a fishing pole from the trunk of her car.  Monte asked her what she was going to be fishing for.  He also asked if she knew how much a fishing license cost.  She thought it cost around $17 and told him he could get the license at the Tax Collector’s office in nearby Snead.

Following her directions we arrived at the Tax Collector’s office 10 minutes later.  We found out the freshwater and salt water licenses cost $17 each or if purchased together only $32.50.  Monte opted to get both.

When Monte asked the clerk if there was a discount for seniors, we were told that there is no fee for the license.  All he had to do was make sure he had his driver’s license with him when he fished.  Getting older does have some perks.

By the time we returned home we had been gone 4 hours-so much for a quick ride to the nearby park to take a short walk.

I was looking forward to another spectacular sunset but was disappointed when clouds moved in so I didn’t bother to take any pictures.

It is supposed to drop down to below freezing tonight so I am glad that we have an electric hook-up so we can keep the fireplace going all night.