The area here in north Georgia has so much to offer. Tubing, hiking, camping, kayaking, trout fishing, biking and the list goes on. Today we had planned another full days schedule. The day started with a short hike at Anna Ruby Falls just south of Top of Georgia. It is a Chattahoochee National Forest park but to get there you must drive through Georgia's Unicoi State Park. The falls are where two creeks meet becoming Smith Creek which tumbles downhill into Unicoi Lake and then to the Chattahoochee River. Eventually this joins the Appalachicola River in Florida and ends it's 550-mile journey to the Gulf of Mexico.
The next part of the day took us north of Top of Georgia (1,850 ft elevation) across the Appalachian Trail to Brasstown Bald. At an elevation of 4,784 feet this is Georgia's highest point. The start of our ascent had the temperature at 72*. Once we reached the parking lot up the mountain the temperature was 61* and then after our hike to the peak, very steep hike, to the top observation deck the temperature was 58*. When we returned to the bottom of the mountain the temperature had jumped up to 78*.
The afternoon was finished with a visit to the new home of our friends, Jerry & Irene, who live in nearby Blairsville. They have an Airstream and moved here last summer from the Tampa area. Their new place is gorgeous and it comes with spectacular views of the local mountainsides. We then went out with them to enjoy some yummy local BBQ at Jim's Smokin Que. Tomorrow brings our last hike of this trip ... I can't wait. This will take another item off the bucket list.
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Safe Travels~
ALICE WYMER
(Aye chihuahua!)
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