Finding the Falls.

A 25 minute drive up a mountain, on a crude, dirt, single lane road...... then a 40 minute hike, brought us to Blue Hole Falls.

Further down the trail........ High Shoals Creek Falls.

We have been following the 'colours' on the trees as we head south.

Another 40 minutes down the road and we were at Anna Ruby Falls in Helen, Georgia.

Walked a 0.5 mile paved trail to the actual falls.

There were so many beautiful things to look at along the way. Nature is pretty cool.

This entire area was forested 90 years ago.

Imagine how large the trees could be if they'd been left alone?

Wonderful.

An area for reflection (a little cold on the bum though).

Moss was everywhere.

Yesterday we packed up the trailer and headed south to Talladega, Alabama.

Wonder what adventures are in store????????

Gotta run.

Busy, busy, busy......

Drove through the Smokey Mountains.

My iPhone doesn't do it justice.

Ears 'popped'.

Goes on forever........

Beautiful escarpment.

45 m.p.h.

Saw a sign marked water fall so we followed it here.

Wasn't disappointed.

Heading to Deal's Gap........ we saw this...... Damn!!!

This is the ariel view of the 11 mile stretch of road called "The Dragon"........ there are over 300 turns. It's like driving in a video game...... and believe me, a pick up doesn't handle all that well on it. Unfortunately, a sports car won't pull the Airstream.

Many motorcycles have tried to ride the Dragon......... The "Tree of Shame" showcases several unsuccessful attempts.

Was a great day.

That's all for now.

Gotta run.

Dirty clothes and boiled peanuts

Yesterday was laundry day.


Had put it off........ a lot to do.


Have to get used to driving somewhere to do the laundry.


We've noticed several "Boiled Peanut" stands around town.


Had to stop and try some......... Errrrrrr....... gross Not my cup of tea.

It was late in the day when we drove to the Anna Ruby falls...... The gate was closed by the time we got there. Bummer.


But, there was beautiful scenery along the way.

Today we head out to Deal's Gap in North Carolina.

Gotta see the tree of shame.

day alone.....

Andrew and I both ended up doing our own things yesterday. He stayed around the trailer and read his new book....... a biography on Steve Jobs (can't wait to read it myself).

I used my day for exploring (and running).

Found a nice trail.

I was a little nervous because I didn't have any bear spray (was told that there were still some active black bear).

So I sang out loud and made as much noise as possible.

The trail was only about a mile long, so I headed off onto highway 288 (not as busy as most).

There wasn't a shoulder to run on. Had to jump off into ditch areas when cars came around. Sometimes I get really caught up in the scenery and I don't notice cars........... was startled a couple times.

Note to self: Must work on concentration skills.

I ended up covering a bit over 12 miles (felt good). Here in Northern Georgia, the roads seem to go uphill FOREVER. Too bad I am not training for anything....... cause I could be in awesome shape.

Spotted more horses......

After dinner, I played around with my photographs. I am enjoying my new hobby.

That's all for now.

Gotta run.

Better weather.

The weather has improved.....


....... Not too hot.....


........ Not too cold.......


..... just right!!


We went for a drive to a town called Helen .


It's a quaint, touristy sort of town.


Octoberfest was still in full swing.


We headed to a pizza place that was recommended to us (fortunately, it was away from the congested city center).


Yummy stuff.

Have not been getting any workouts in........ Feel like a dough ball.

Gotta run.

Journey to Georgia

The first 5.5 hours brought us to Hungry Mother State Park in Virginia (arrived late and spent the night). Was a place I would definitely go back to and explore.


The next day we drove 4.5 hours.


In the rain.......


..... and fog.


We drove through the mountains. Pretty views huh?



We made it to The Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds in Hiswassee........... lucked out with this site.


Went for a short run to explore.


Love horses.


The weather is supposed to clear up today and be mostly sunny for the rest of our stay here. Yippee.

Gotta run.