Hostel In the Forest

Let me first say, that this was one of the best places I have ever visited…

Thus far I have mostly just shared my photos, but this particular place I visited deserves a little explanation…

I got a tip from a woman in Charleston, SC that there was a Hostel in the woods somewhere in Georgia. I had nothing better to do, or anywhere to go, so she printed out directions for me, and I was off. All I knew was that the Hostel had ‘tree houses’ that you could stay in and that it was about an hour south of Savannah…

There are too many details to remember, so I will just include some of my journal…

I arrived at bumpy dirt road and followed it back to the parking lot and went inside. I was greeted by a spindly little human that is named ‘Skye’ appropriately enough. This Hostel is basically 3 Geodesic domes that serve as the office and dining area, etc. There are tree houses scattered all along the fanned palms and wooden walkways connecting the different tree houses and parts of the land. There is also a lake apparently, which turned out to be very nice.

 

I got the tour of the place, got shown my tree house and kind of got mentally settled. I was really impressed with the place and felt a really good vibe as soon as I got here. It was one of the few places that I arrived and felt amazing about immediately. Most places take me a bit of time to warm up to. Of course, most places aren’t a hostel in a swamp, in Georgia, run by hippies.

 

They make you a full vegan meal that is included in your $25 room fee. I was pretty excited for some dinner because I haven’t really been eating anything very exciting since I started this trip…and a good meal was well past due. So…..for dinner….the menu consisted of Chick Pea Salad, Fried Okra, Bread Spaghetti, & Peanut Butter Cake…

 

Bread.

Spaghetti.

STFU… Thats some hippie shit right there.

 

(I learned that ‘Bread Spaghetti’ is of course, cubes of bread, with spaghetti sauce on it.)

 

Now….the problem is….thats not spaghetti. I have no problem eating bread with sauce on it…but I do have a problem trying to call it Spaghetti. It was a good meal — but thats not the point. I ended up full at the end of my meal, and decided I was happy.

 

After dinner I ended up meeting a Polish couple, Simon & Natalia, and their parents who live in Tampa Bay but both have very heavy accents. I talked to them for a long while, and watched them play a Polish card game that none of them seemed to know how to play….the dad even said to me at one point….’its a Polish joke…none of us know whats going on, but all of us are happy.’ 

I ended up not taking nearly enough pictures because I was too in the moment, but hopefully you will enjoy the photos that I did manage to take before things became unbearably surreal. I would highly suggest that anyone with a sense of adventure and an ability to ignore cockroaches the size of sparrows go visit this place.

South Carolina

Here are some photos from my time in South Carolina. Enjoy.

From Tennessee to North Carolina

Tennessee > North Carolina

My Brief and UNBELIEVABLY ENJOYABLE stay in Virginia

So please take note of how these pictures steadily decline in excitement and overall pleasurability…That pretty much sums up my time in Abingdon, Virginia. I even stooped so low as to chewing Beeman’s Gum (actually, that was for you Tyson).

As per my previous post, I had some car troubles on the Virginia/Tennessee border. I ended up getting the golden opportunity to stay at the ever changing to fit my lifestyle, serene, and Triple AAA Approved ‘Alpine Motel.’ There are some pictures from before and after things went awry. I imagine you will be able to identify this shift quite easily.

The rest of The Red

I think I failed to mention this before, but I have been staying @ a place called Miguel’s for the past 4 days. It is a pizza & climbing shop that has $2 camping for climbers. It’s situated in the middle of some of the best climbing in the entire country and people come here from all over North America. I’ve seen a ton of license plates from Quebec to California since I’ve been here. I met some people from Toronto who taught me how to Lead Climb and let me Top Rope their climbs. I have enjoyed myself immensely, but now I am off to North Carolina. Enjoy the pictures, please.

Red River Gorge, Kentucky (the first 2 days)

These are some photos of my first 2 (two) days in Kentucky. I met 2 (two) dudes who let me climb with them and showed me the ROPES. HAHAHAHA… There will hopefully be plenty more photos of The Red coming shortly…but here’s a taste of my first 2 (two) days. Might be worth checking out the taller photos on my flickr page since you can see bigger images there.

New River Gorge, WV

Photos from my brief stop in New River Gorge, WV. The campsite I stayed @ was appropriately named ‘Brooklyn.’ What are the odds of that shit? 1 in 3. Also stopped @ a cafe….The Cathedral Cafe. An old church converted into a cafe. What are the odds of that? 1.2 in 3. Also a couple shots of my drive from New River Gorge to Kentucky. Enjoi.

The Farm, Vandalia, West Virginia

Mark Rawling’s Grandparents’ Farm in Vandalia West Virginia. Quite a place.

Coopers Rock

A short day of climbing @ Coopers Rock before I went back to Morgantown to visit the Cuz’.

Dad’s Garden

My dad’s garden.