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Camphosting at Bolding Mill Campground

7/18/2016

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We've been camphosting here at Bolding Mill CG since June 3rd and learning the ins and outs of workcamping.  The other hosts are great to work with and taught us what we needed to know for our very first camphosting job.  We work 20 hours a week for our site which includes water, elec, sewer and laundry.  

We still have plenty of time for hiking and biking taking advantage of being close to the north Georgia area.  I've posted two hikes on our Hike and Bike Trails website. The Lake Zwerner Trail around the reservoir in Dahlonega was fun ending with lunch on the square. Last week we hiked the Raven Cliffs Falls Trail near Helen and loved seeing the waterfalls. 

We will be here until August 12th and then moving on to South Carolina for a job beginning on September 1st.  We will be camphosting at Edisto Beach State Park and looking forward to a new adventure.
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Lake Zwerner

7/1/2016

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We recently took the opportunity to hike around Lake Zwerner near Dahlonaga, Georgia. After visiting the Dahlonaga square, we thought a simple three mile hike would be ideal. Although the highs for the day would reach the mid 90's, since we were starting our hike about 11 am, we shouldn't have any problems. At the trailhead I asked a couple of young women if we needed our trekking poles and they said no, it was an easy hike.

The hike, as it turned out, was very strenuous, with steep inclines and declines on sometimes rocky surfaces. We had to stop and rest two times during just a three mile hike! Thank goodness we each had full Swells (water bottles) at the start. We ended the hike with one swallow of water left.

We learned a few lessons. When asking someone about the difficulty of a hike, consider the age of the person you are asking. What may seem easy to a twenty something, is not the same as a sixty something. Also, consider the environment. We have spent the last two winters hiking in Florida. All the trails are flat! Dahlonaga is located in the foothills of the Appalachian mountain range. If you ask a local about the difficulty of a hike, remember they are used to this kind of hiking.
In the future, we will make sure we have plenty of water, trekking poles and my knapsack with all our emergency supplies! We are in our sixties, but no matter what age, you should play it safe.
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By the way, although the hike was strenuous, it was a great hike with beautiful views of the lake. Afterwards, we made our way back to Dahlonaga for lunch at Shenanigans. The air conditioning felt soooo good!

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