In this collection, author and outdoorsman Ryan Watkins explores many of the area's hidden and not-so-hidden gems throughout Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and North Carolina.
From the sprawling Chattahoochee National Forest to the eerie Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area and beyond, Ryan recounts the historical and geographical aspects of some of the Southeast's greatest outdoor resources while sharing his personal tales from southern trails.
Ryan Watkins was born in Athens, Georgia and is a former journalist for a variety of print and web publications. An avid outdoorsman, Ryan spends much of his free time hiking, exploring, writing and photographing the southeast's most famous waterfalls.