Alpine Adventures

Our most recent escipades led us to north Georgia, more specifically, Unicoi State Park. We took the Unicoi-Helen Trail which leads down to the town of, you guessed it, Helen Georgia. The path was 2.9 miles leading us beside streams, fields and large thickets of Rhododendron and Mountain Laurel.

Here are some pictures documenting this outing:

After leaving Unicoi, we mustered the energy to continue to Anna Ruby Falls, just a couple of miles south. The half mile walk from the visitor center to the falls was paved (handicapped accessible) and had lovely overlooks and bridges to best view the falls from. I'm glad we made the stop!

Our First Documented Adventure!

Today was the first sunny day since the daylong downpour on Wednesday and in honor of such an occasion, we went for a hike! We walked through beautiful Red Top Mountain State Park and despite the chilly start to the day and the blisters that resulted from the 5.5 mile trek, it was absolutely spectacular. We spied three white tail deer frolicking through the woods and enjoyed the meandering trail that led us in and out of wooded areas and along the shores of Lake Altoona. We finished our trip with a simple picnic by the lake. My now-famous homemade cheese-its made an appearance as well as a few steak biscuits (thank you Cracker Barrel) crisp ambrosia apples and refreshing sparkling black cherry juice. The day could not have been lovelier! Now to find our next hiking destination...and some kinder footwear.

At the visitor center and trailhead

Beautiful wooded areas and very well-kept paths.

The blazes for the different trails were very clear as well.

Our picnic was visited by several feathered friends looking for handouts.

We finished our meal in the car- the wind was so cold on the water!