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Weekly Blog!

It has been another busy week here at all three offices... Mountain Top Cabin Rentals, Cabin in the Mountains and North Georgia Cabins & Land! We are very optimistic about the remainder of the year and the typically busy fall that is just around the corner. The weather is still very mild with hot days, cool nights and some rain here and there. The rain we have had for the past few days has been good for the water level in the Toccoa River and Lake Blue Ridge. There are just a few more weeks of tubing for this year and whitewater rafting on the Ocoee is still in full swing until the beginning of October!

This weekend is the annual Blue Ridge Rodeo put on by the Kawanis Club. Locals and visitors alike enjoy this yearly tradition at the fairgrounds. Cowboys from all over come to Blue Ridge to compete and they always have a really entertaining activity for the kids in the crowd! It is so funny to see dozens of little ones chasing a calf around the arena trying to be the lucky one to pull the ribbon off it's tail to win the prize!

Apparently the word has gotten out about the gorgeous sunsets in the Blue Ridge Mountains! We have never gotten so many requests for cabins with sunset views! The great thing about the mountains is that the sunsets are beautiful from anywhere here! Every cabin may not have a due West view, but the warm shades of orange and yellow falling onto the blue mountains is still breathtaking from just about anyplace in town. There's nothing like sitting in a rocking chair or porch swing in the late evening watching the sun slip behind the mountains and hearing the singing katydids in the background.... That feeling of total relaxation and serenity is something that should never be taken for granted.

Fun Facts:

• Katydids usually sing in late summer during the evening and nighttime hours
• The males have song-producing organs located on their front wings and the female chirp in response. You may have guessed it... these songs serve as a function of courtship!
• Katydids are bright green and in the grasshopper family
• The sunset is at about 8:20 pm this week and will move up to about 8:10 pm next week.
• See below the sunset times for the remainder of the month.

19 Sunrise: 7:00am Sunset: 8:21pm Moonrise: 5:58am Moonset: 7:50pm	20 Sunrise: 7:00am Sunset: 8:20pm Moonrise: 7:12am Moonset: 8:24pm New Moon: 5:02am	21 Sunrise: 7:01am Sunset: 8:19pm Moonrise: 8:24am Moonset: 8:56pm	22 Sunrise: 7:02am Sunset: 8:17pm Moonrise: 9:33am Moonset: 9:27pm
23 Sunrise: 7:03am Sunset: 8:16pm Moonrise: 10:41am Moonset: 9:58pm	24 Sunrise: 7:03am Sunset: 8:15pm Moonrise: 11:48am Moonset: 10:31pm	25 Sunrise: 7:04am Sunset: 8:14pm Moonrise: 12:52pm Moonset: 11:08pm	26 Sunrise: 7:05am Sunset: 8:12pm Moonrise: 1:55pm Moonset: 11:49pm	27 Sunrise: 7:06am Sunset: 8:11pm Moonrise: 2:54pm Moonset: none First Qtr: 6:42am	28 Sunrise: 7:06am Sunset: 8:10pm Moonrise: 3:49pm Moonset: 12:35am	29 Sunrise: 7:07am Sunset: 8:08pm Moonrise: 4:37pm Moonset: 1:26am
30 Sunrise: 7:08am Sunset: 8:07pm Moonrise: 5:19pm Moonset: 2:20am	31 Sunrise: 7:09am Sunset: 8:06pm Moonrise: 5:56pm Moonset: 3:17am

Now is a great time to plan a getaway to Blue Ridge. We can book your whole trip: Cabin Rental, horseback riding with Adventure Trail Rides, whitewater rafting with Ocoee Rafting and can discount train tickets on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway up to 25% off this month! If you are looking for real esate or just curious as to what is going on with the real estate market in Blue Ridge give us a call and we can put you in contact with one of the experienced agents in our office.

Check back next week for more area information and fun facts! We will update this blog weekly for you!