This evening, Chase and I decided to hike up the Disney Trail before sunset. This makes our 4th time hiking it, and even after doing it that many times, it’s surprising how much longer the way up seems versus the trek down. It turns out it’s 2.4 miles to the top according to a quick online search. The top has a wonderful viewpoint of the west side of the county. It’s a lightly used trail with hardly any traffic that we’ve seen, so the top would make an excellent place just to go sit, collect your thoughts, or even read.
Chase & I at the top of the Disney Trail
A few pictures from various pull-overs on Fort Mountain.
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Today Chase and I took a drive through the mountains, hoping to catch some bright fall colors. We went over Fort Mountain down into Ellijay where we grabbed a quick bite to eat at Chick-fil-A there. The weather was beautifully warm and clear and was perfect to ride with the windows down on what will soon become a rarity as the temperatures decline as Fall ushers in Winter. As far as nice Fall colors in the leaves, there just wasn’t hardly any yet. It’s either going to be one of those years where it’s just really late happening and quick, or not enough rain before the changing to be those bright and vibrant colors.
Before we were to head back home, we had a tour scheduled of the White House at 11:00 that morning. With waking early, getting packed up and having breakfast at the hotel, we had enough time to use our Senate Gallery passes that the folks at Senator Rand Paul’s officer were so gracious to give us. Between the metro, walking and all of the security checks that were necessary, we were able to sit in the Senate Gallery for 20 or 30 minutes before we had to leave to make it to the White House. While we were there, although I dislike him alot, it was neat to see Senator Reid giving a floor speech. As we left the Capital and headed towards the White House, the bottom fell out of it. There became a point just a few minutes in that it was pointless to run, because we were all completely soaked, head to toe. We walked probably a couple of miles or so to make it to the White House, only to be turned away because the tours were cancelled. The 10 hour ride home was done in wet clothes, but by the time we made it home we were nearly completely dry.
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A day spent touring the Library of Congress, US Capital Building and Supreme Court, and visiting Tom Graves and Ron Paul’s Congressional Offices.
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A day spent at the Freer Gallery of Art, numerous Smithsonian buildings and a walk to Ford’s Theatre.
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Arlington National Cemetery, Vietnam Memorial, and other memorials on the walk to the Jefferson Memorial.
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A night walk around Washington DC after the long drive up.
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Today, Chase & I went down to Perry, Ga with our buddy Jim to attend the Annual GA Republican Fish Fry. This was a new experience for all of us, one that we all enjoyed quite well. We got the opportunity to meet and talk with a lot of Ron Paul supporters as well as meet some higher up officials such as the former Governor of Georgia Sonny Perdue, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. As we were walking through looking at all of the campaign tables and saw the supporters for each of the candidates, the one thing that we noticed was that the Ron Paul supporters were the most well-organized, enthusiastic, passionate, and friendliest group of any of the others there. And I’m proud that we are all a part of such a wonderful and passionate group of people.
Everyone that purchased a ticket got a free lunch, which consisted of catfish, fries, and slaw, as well as a ticket to vote for the candidate that you want to ultimately win the primary and become the Republican Nominee. Herman Cain came in 1st with 232 votes and Ron Paul came in 2nd with 229 votes. Not bad at all considering this is Cain’s home state and three votes is almost a statistical tie. The Revolution is growing, and with the time between now and the primaries, victory should be ours!
I’m a little behind on writing about our trip to DC. My motivation lately can be found near the nonexistant level, even with trying as much as I can to do better on things. Even writing, something that I think ultimately helps me, comes with such put-off that it takes me much longer than I ever want or anticipate to type something out, or in some cases, respond to emails.
I’ll start off with the short version, which was a text conversation with one of my friends.
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
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