Chestatee River Kayaking

Chestatee River Kayaking

My Trip Down the Chestatee River Details

Over the weekend, we camped out in north Helen, GA.

We launched our kayaks at Appalachian Outfitters in Dahlonega, GA for a six mile section of the river. I have a sit-on kayak and Chuck has a sit-in kayak. (He had gone a few weekends before me with some other friends. Even earlier we made a weekend trip to the Blue Springs in Marianna, Florida.) There were a few on paddle boards and other kayakers that were there to fish.

Our trip on the water was about a 2 1/2 hour trip. The waters weren’t bad and it’s a good one for beginner kayakers. Just like anywhere else, you can tip over but the water is not deep as you can stand in most places.

Big Bend Beach is roughly at the halfway point and is a good spot to grab a bite. We didn’t stop, but there were some fellow river rats sunning and having lunch. Towards the end are the three rapids, YeeHaw, Bass in the Boat, and Last But Not Least.

The takeout is after the last rapids on the left. There’s a concrete area with steps to take yourself and gear back to your vehicle or shuttle if you used an outfitter.

Video was put together by Chuck at https://www.facebook.com/TrekkinwithChuck. He’s doing 50 states before he turns 50, neat concept and goal.

Canoe, Kayak and Tubing Trips Down the Chestatee River near Dahlonega

The Chestatee River is about a 2 hour drive from Atlanta, GA and having an enjoyable time can be a good day trip or a weekend getaway in the mountains of North Georgia.

There are several outfitters that you can use to go down the Chestatee River. But you don’t have to use these outfitters if you have your own.

Chestatee River Adventures

The Chestatee River Adventures offers single and tandem kayak rentals and tube trips for rent. You can make your reservation online on their website, www.chestateeriveradventures.com

Appalachian Outfitters

Appalachian Outfitters is located nearby and they have tube, kayak, and canoe rentals for your river adventure. Book online with them at www.canoegeorgia.com.

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Cathy Gray

Cathy Gray is a natural adventurer in her personal and professional life. She adapts to overcome while maintaining an infectious laugh that will make you smile.

Professionally, Cathy currently works for an industrial hose and hydraulics company. While she was a green-horn in the hose business, she spearheaded the company’s eCommerce site from the ground up from a blank canvas to live and selling within 6 months. She continues to grow the company’s online and digital presence while increasing sales year over year.

Checklist for SEO Optimization

Checklist for SEO Optimization

I was given a WIX website to update with creative freedom to do SEO and update.

To those in the SEO world, yes I understand the limited or not the choice compared to other platforms, however this website is for branding, and is informational. Most of the traffic is direct. In it’s current state, it is not indexed by Google for the company name.

For those not in the SEO world and are asking themselves what’s wrong with Wix. And there is nothing wrong with having a website built with Wix. It is suited for websites owners that want something easy and is maintained by someone else.

Here’s my SEO checklist:

  • Robots.txt file
  • Site Map
  • Google Search Console
  • Google Analytics
  • Bing Webmaster
  • Google My Business Profile
  • Bing Business Profile
My Pack List For My Dog – Sam

My Pack List For My Dog – Sam

I’m currently thinking of things to always have packed away and ready to go on a short notice.

  • His backpack – I’ve got two but need to fix one.
  • food dish
  • Water
  • Water bottles
  • Water dish
  • Shoes
  • An extra leash
  • First aid kit – but what? I’ll look into this later
  • Small bug spray
  • Small sunscreen
  • Doggie bags – I have a few that has a holder with an attached flashlight and clip. I will come across these at the Dollar Tree sometimes.
WooFunnels and Autonami WooCommerce Plug-ins – Initial Thoughts

WooFunnels and Autonami WooCommerce Plug-ins – Initial Thoughts

Got this bundle for the following reasons. They are not listed in a particular order.

  • Made by the same developing company so the plug-ins are compatible
  • Can broadcast emails
  • Can create sales funnels
  • In-depth customer info and segmentation
  • It’s self hosted. The data doesn’t transfer to another platform, but can if necessary.
  • Can connect to other CRMs. It’s built in, but will use it later.
  • Email sequences
  • Available templates to use for landing pages
  • Forms and popup integrations
  • Cart abandonment and recovery – Potential vs actual recovery sales comparison report

Cons

  • It isn’t retroactive. But most aren’t. I’d have to pull and compile the data to do so.

I like this one because it it is focused on customer segmentation and personalizing marketing to groups of customers instead of lists and tags. contact management is easier and gives a big picture with details as needed.

Why I didn’t choose other ones

Fluent CRM

  • Didn’t like the interface
  • Reporting wasn’t exactly what I wanted. If I recall correctly, it wasn’t as in depth as I’d like.

AutomateWoo

Blue Springs – Marianna, FL

Blue Springs – Marianna, FL

First weekend of May, also the weekend of Mother’s Day, I ventured to Blue Springs in Marianna, Florida with some other kayakers. I did not take my dog, Sam with me this time.

I did however took my mom on an adventure for the weekend.

In all of her worldly travels out camping with her international troop, this is something that she had never done before. My mom doesn’t even know how to swim, but after a bit of convincing she was ready to come along.

As you can see, someone had a great time relaxing on the water.