Gretchen and I made a run for two covered bridges today. First up was Haralson Mill Bridge which as the plaque below shows is very, very new being built in 1997.
There was a little trail before you cross the bridge that took you down to water level where I grabbed this shot.
Back up at street level we wandered out onto the bridge.
The little corner of the reservoir that ends at the stream this bridge goes over looks pretty cool looking through the lattice.
The lattice is also fun to poke your head through!
We then headed over to Stone Mountain Park and grabbed the postcard picture everyone grabs when there.
After that we made it over to the covered bridge in the park where after reading the sign below we found out exactly what covered bridges where created for in the first place.
We grabbed some photos of this pretty cool bridge.
And... like before... we had fun sticking our heads through the lattice!! 
Despite my initial guesstimate, I actually did enjoy myself In the Big Apple. On the last night of my conference, check out hadoop world 2013 (reflections from nyc) if you're interested in why I was there, we decided to take in a bit more of Midtown before we left town. We had dinner near the southeast corner of Central Park and we saw a GIANT raccoon clamoring up one of the big trees just inside the park. I mean HUGE raccoon!
We then continued down Park Ave and saw some of the sites along the way include the Atlas and Rockefeller Center.
Winding down the night, we strolled by Radio City Music Hall on the way back to the hotel.
Nightlife in Midtown was so much more relaxed and welcoming than I ever expected. The next day, we made a point to visit the 9/11 Memorial after the conference ended and just before heading to the airport.
There are two incredible pools in the same place as the original towers.
The names of the fallen adorn the edging around both of the waterfalls.
1 World Trade Center is almost complete. It stands 1,776 feet (love the Independence Day reference) which makes it the tallest building in the United States.
The 9/11 Memorial is beautiful, somber, and respectful. No trip to New York City is complete without visiting it and taking the time to remember the 2,977 people who died that day.