Canyons Near Sunset
I wasn’t prepared for the beauty of Providence Canyon State Outdoor Recreation Area west of Lumpkin in Southwestern Georgia. (It has also been called Providence Canyon State Park.) I really didn’t expect much since the so-called “canyon “ is only 150 feet in depth at its deepest. After all, the “Canyon” is only a little over 150 years old and is the result of poor farming and forestry practices in the early 1800’s. I expected red gullies in the Georgia clay. What I found were massive gullies with beautiful fluted walls in red, pink, orange and white. Ridges, pinnacles; hoodoos and erosional remnants accentuate the canyon gullies. The result is some of the prettiest views I have seen within the state of Georgia. The canyon is rather small but gorgeous and viewable from several vantage points including the canyon floor.
Canyons Near Sunset
I wasn’t prepared for the beauty of Providence Canyon State Outdoor Recreation Area west of Lumpkin in Southwestern Georgia. (It has also been called Providence Canyon State Park.) I really didn’t expect much since the so-called “canyon “ is only 150 feet in depth at its deepest. After all, the “Canyon” is only a little over 150 years old and is the result of poor farming and forestry practices in the early 1800’s. I expected red gullies in the Georgia clay. What I found were massive gullies with beautiful fluted walls in red, pink, orange and white. Ridges, pinnacles; hoodoos and erosional remnants accentuate the canyon gullies. The result is some of the prettiest views I have seen within the state of Georgia. The canyon is rather small but gorgeous and viewable from several vantage points including the canyon floor.