We're Gearing Up For Our Hiking Days

You know, we live just down the road from the Reed Bingham State Park. It's out there off the Adel Highway, probably about 40 minutes from town. Well, by the time you get to the Park Rangers office, anyhow.
If you've ever gone to the Catfish House to eat, then you know where Reed Bingham Park is. And if you haven't been to the park in a while, now's the time to gear up for great hiking days.
We have a neat display in the front foyer of the library filled with books about hiking. The fun part was when we set up the Coleman two-burner stove with the black frying pan and stuck a pair of hiking boots beside it. It gave me the excitement of getting out in Reed Bingham Park and walking the trails, looking for the gopher turtles and the butterflies and pitcher plants.
I want to tell you about some information at the circulation desk that I think you might be interested in if you love hiking.
It's a folder is full of information about Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites. It's part of the Library Loan Program. There's even a family pass which will allow up to four visitors to be admitted at NO CHARGE to any historic site operated by the Georgia State Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites.
The magazine in the folder covers all the information you'll need for camping accommodations, discounts, field trips and programs, and historic site listings. There's a calendar of events, as well as information about golf courses (they DO hike on golf courses!), pet policies, and reservations.
There's also a vehicle parking pass that you hang on your rearview mirror. But there is a catch to that one. It's only valid at certain parks, not at State Historic Sites, the Chattahoochee River NRA, Jekyll Island, Lake Lanier Islands, or Stone Mountain Park. But think of all the other places you can use it.
So, just come to the circulation counter and ask for the Georgia State Parks folder. It's on the bookcase behind the counter.
And you can also check out the Georgia State Parks website at http://www.georgiastateparks.org/ or http://www.getoutdoorsgeorgia.org/. There's no telling what good hiking and camping stuff you'll find there.
Clean up those hiking boots and drag that back pack out of the back of the closet. September is a great time for hiking.