“Buffalo Creek”
Buffalo Creek. Carrollton, GA.
26-May-2024
I was 24 when I decided to pick my life up and move it across state lines. It wasn’t so far—south Florida to north Georgia—but it felt far enough. I learned pretty quickly that once you’re more than a day’s drive away from home, far is far. New places, new people, a new job—and an added bonus: a whole new suite of species to learn. It felt like I was starting all over again.
In those early days, my 400-square-foot apartment felt more like a cardboard cage than a home. When the four walls started closing in, I took myself outside—and fortunately for me, this city had an abundance of parks and trails….