While I was visiting the Chattahoochee Nature Center, I happened upon their story stroll, a collaborative effort with the Georgia Public Library System. What an engaging idea!

At the first marker, hikers are invited to scan the QR code which takes them to the story below, allowing them to listen to the story as they follow the woodland path. The author encourages readers to use their senses to learn about the plants and animals that inhabit these ecosystems. Click here for the author’s site.

If you choose not to listen, copies of the pages are on the markers.

Viewing areas are available for hikers to pause and reflect. Be sure to gaze into the sky, among the branches of the trees, and across the forest floor.

Because the forest is everchanging with the weather and seasons, new discoveries will await you each time you venture down the story path. On this chilly day in January, I was surprised to see a turtle sunning itself on a log. Turtles don’t hibernate but do brumate. Click here to learn how my lab turtle brumated.