On our journey back to Missouri, we elected to avoid the stop-and-go slog through Metro Atlanta and took a detour across Southern Georgia, from Tifton to Columbus. That decision proved to be a rewarding one, offering efficient travel through pleasant scenery.
The route took us across rolling terrain, a mosaic of pine woodlands, pecan groves, cotton fields, peanut farms and rural towns. Nearing Columbus and the Chattahoochee River Valley, we wound through forested hills, unexpected topography on the Coastal Plain. Unfortunately, wildlife observations were limited to hawks and vultures on this cool, sunny morning.
Today's detour did not turn up fascinating ecosystems or spectacular geography but the landscape was new to us and that (in the words of Robert Frost) made all the difference. So little time and so much to see!
