Springer Mountain – On The A.T.
Springer Mountain. Springer Mountain is the South Terminus of the very popular Appalachian Trail. If you are looking for a quick, not so strenuous and very fulfilling little hike, you should add this to your thinks to do in Blue Ridge, GA. The hike itself is just shy...
Swinging Bridge On The Toccoa River
Warning! The road leading up to the Swinging Bridge (F.S. 816) is in pretty bad shape, so do not attempt the trip with a small car. No need for four-wheel drive but cars that sit low to the ground will have issues. You may of course park at HWY 60 and hike all the way...
Long Creek Falls Directions
Blue Ridge Waterfalls - Long Creek Falls Long Creek Falls is perhaps the prettiest of Blue Ridge Waterfalls. Fall Branch Falls is second in line - just depending on how far you are willing to drive and what your expectations are as far as the length of a waterfall...
Fall Branch Falls
Fall Branch Falls Fall Branch Falls is a beautiful little waterfall close to Blue Ridge and certainly close to the Lilly Pad Village. Only a few miles away by car, this short, 0.2 mile hike is great for small kids, elderly people and of course adults. The trail is...
Gemstones Introduction
Gemstones -- An Introduction For You To Make An Informed Choice By Rose Mary Gemstones are mineral crystals or organic materials that have been cut and polished into beautiful items by skilled craftsmen. The minerals are naturally formed, solid, inorganic chemical...
Aquamarine Gems – March Birthstone
Aquamarine gemstone is just one of the many gems that are thought about as valuable. There are twelve months in one year and so you can find at least twelve precious gemstones in the market. These gems are rich in history and numerous ancient people had beliefs...
Gemstones
A lot of gemstones are minerals that take place naturally in the earth. The most typical is quartz, which is made from silicon and oxygen, 2 of the most common chemicals or compounds in the world. Even though the majority of people do not find such crystals unless...
Citrine
Citrine is November's Birthstone By Sam Serio If you're still young enough to remember your birthday, you probably also remember the special birthstone assigned to it. But at your age, we bet you don't really know the SIGNIFICANCE of your birthstone and what...
Tigers Eye
Tigers Eye is a powerful gemstone that aids harmony and balance. It also helps you release fear and anxiety.It stimulates taking action, and helps make decisions unclouded by emotions. Traditionally it was carried as an amulet against curses or ill-wishes, and it is...
Rubies and Sapphires
Rubies and Sapphires Rock! It’s hard to imagine that a mineral such as rubies and sapphires with a name as mundane as corundum yields gems as exquisite as the ruby and sapphire, or even that these two stones, so different in color and mystique, are actually the same...