Whether you’re a hard-core bicyclist or a novice, you’ll enjoy Jim Qualls’ bicycle explorations of Georgia. Look for them in Brown’s Guide Blogs in the “Bicycle Trails” category.

A realtor by profession, Jim has been touring Georgia by bicycle ever since he was a boy growing up on the last farm standing in rapidly developing Roswell, Georgia. He and his wife Janna, along with daughters Ellen (19) and Betsy (15), now live in Peachtree City in a house with a two-and-a-half car garage. A Honda occupies one side of the garage, the obligatory Peachtree City golf cart the one-half. The rest of the space is taken up by five bikes and a mint condition 1963 red Massey-Ferguson MF35 tractor from his father’s Roswell farm.

Jim’s trails will be divided between road tours through Georgia’s rural and urban landscape and trail bike routes that get you off the pavement and onto some of the backcountry trails from the mountains to the coast.

Try some of Jim’s trails and send him your comments. Let us know if you have a favorite bike trail that you’d like to see posted on the website to share with others.

Welcome to the Brown’s Guide to Georgia online, the website that adapts the best of Brown’s Guide to Georgia Magazine to the Internet.The Internet allows us to expand the Brown’s Guide format and strengthen the bond between readers and Brown’s Guide editors, writers and contributors. Plus, bring you much, much more updated information about the remarkable travel and recreational resources of Georgia.Here’s a quick look at what you will find now and what’s on the way.Over 5,000 Profiles of Travel and Recreation Resources With More to ComeBrown’s Guide to Georgia goes on line with over 5,000 profiles, more than any other website about Georgia’s travel and recreation resources. In the coming months, we’ll be adding to the number of profiles and expanding the content of each one. You can find a profile of a resource you are interested in by looking through the index of categories or typing the name or key words in the search.Accommodations and LodgingOver 180 Georgia bread and breakfast inns, “Georgia’s Classic” hotels, Mobile Travel Guide’s 3-Star-and-up hotels and more. We’ll be adding more of these in the months to come. Have a favorite B&B or know of a “Georgia Classic” that’s missing from our list? Let us hear from you!Do-it-Yourself ToursVidalia Onion Country, The Andersonville Trail, Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation. More of these time machine journeys into Georgia’s remarkable history and culture are on the way.Hiking and Canoeing GuidesOver 300 trails in Georgia’s mountains, Piedmont and Coastal Plain. In the coming months, you’ll go hiking and canoeing with top experts and some of the most experienced outfitters in the state.Best Beaches, History, Natural Resources… And Much, Much MoreThe best thing to do is browse the Category Index and see what’s in store for you when you set out to explore Georgia. You’ll always find one or more links that connect you directly to the experience.A Word About Restaurants…You’ll find over 500 Georgia restaurants included here with more on the way, everything from the 5-Star Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, to the 79-year-old Fresh Air Barbecue in Jackson. The first thing you’ll see is a brief description of the restaurant, usually written by the restaurant itself. Brown’s Guide reviewers will be visiting the restaurants to provide brief objective summaries. And now it’s your turn! Tell us about your personal experiences at the restaurants included and add your favorites that we may have missed.BlogsRead how when he was governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter not only canoed the Flint River, but saved it from a Corps of Engineers dam at Sprewell Bluff. Cook a Georgia Classic recipe with Nathalie Dupree. Search for Tara with 20 South Magazine Editor Sherri Smith Brown. Meet the Sage of Seminole. Add your comments. What’s your favorite Georgia topic? Genealogy? Railroads? Bicycling? Let us hear from you via your own blog.There’s lots more, and the best way to find out about it is to explore the website for yourself.And let us hear from you!Send us your comments on the Georgia travel and recreation resources you’ve personally experienced. If you see something we’ve missed, send us the information or tell us how to get in touch with the right people.The Internet offers a boundless forum for learning about and experiencing the travel and recreation resources of Georgia. We look forward to sharing the experience with you.Fred Brown