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I came across the name 'piedmont' on a street address today and it brought to mind atlanta's piedmont park. Piedmont park is to atlanta what Central park is to NY. I msust say i was bit disappointed though.. it wasn't as open, big and vibrant as i had imagined it to be. Oh well, i guess the fact that i had moved from the stunning pacific northwest with its myriad of natural lakes, springs, mountains and trees to atlanta, made everything 'outdoors' or 'natural' seem just a little 'blah'. But here goes, pictoral recollections of one of my visits to Piedmont Park. There are several other parks in atlanta that i would visit with my hiking mates - gold branch, sweetwater and stone mountain park are some of the names that come to mind.
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