Following several days in the Blue Ridge Mountains, it was a pleasure to travel south across the rolling terrain of Georgia's east-central Piedmont. While I love to spend time in mountainous regions, driving through such geography can be a challenge.
More open, hilly terrain offers broader views and straighter roadways. One can anticipate curves at a distance while also appreciating the lay of the land. For those of us attuned to hydrology, we can more easily note the flow of the streams and rivers that we cross, "putting together" the overall landscape as we travel through it. Of course, the scenic farmlands, woodlands and wetlands add to one's enjoyment of such regions and serve to complete the natural puzzle through which we move.
Flat desert landscapes, extensive plains and mountain corridors are both beautiful and fascinating; however, if I must drive, I'll choose to cover rolling terrain. Tomorrow we'll leave the Piedmont and drop onto the flat Coastal Plain as we head for South Florida.
