Back to Georgia

Saturday morning we were up bright and early to drive back to Georgia.  We had some short hikes planned for the northern part of the state, where I had found some pretty places to see.

After about 2 1/2 hours we made it to Georgia!

We were using the mapping feature on the car, and were a bit concerned when it had us follow this road, but we carried on.

There wasn't much on the road.

I did like this barn though!

After driving on curvy mountain roads, we arrived here.  There was actually a parking area, but this path we were supposed to walk was a bit intimidating.  

Things got worse, there wasn't much of a path and there were tree roots everywhere!  The site I had found this on said it was a "short, easy hike".  But it wasn't!  

However, it was worth it when we got to the end.  This is Minnehaha Falls, a beautiful sight!

Time to head off on the next part of the day.

We drove on the Richard Russell Scenic Drive.  It had nice, paved, 2 lane roads!  And even though many leaves were gone, the views were pretty.

There were no restaurants or places to stop, so at one point we pulled into a scenic drive and had this little treat from the wedding we were at the night before.  It was perfect!

Another pretty spot; but the name of this area is Hogpen Gap.  :)

Soon it was time to get off the scenic drive and head for our next spot, another waterfall.

Once again, we were trusting our mapping app.  It did get us to the last falls, right?  But here we were again, on a dirt, 2 track path in the mountains, praying we didn't meet anyone else.

We were doing ok, until we got to this spot.  It wanted us to cross over, although the path we were on looked even worse on the other side.  So we gave up, Bob managed to get the car turned around and we went back down that crazy road.

We found some flatter land, and this nice scene of grazing cows, which this farmers daughter always appreciates.

Next stop was a swinging bridge.  Guess what?  It involved more twisty mountain roads!  We knew we were on a right track though, there were lots of other cars going through.

It took us 15 minutes to drive 3 1/2 miles through this.  The road was very rutted and was constantly turning.

When we got to where we could park, it was another "short, easy hike" that was not short or easy, but long and hilly.

We made it!  This is the swinging bridge of Toccoa.  It looks solid in this photo, but it really was a swinging bridge.  I made it halfway across and decided that was enough for me.

This is the Toccoa River that the bridge goes across.

This was the end of our adventures for the day.  Some parts were just a little too adventuresome, but we sure will have memories!
Tomorrow we are on to Chattanooga!