Day 8

On Saturday we ventured out into the Georgia mountains to see the infamous Amicalola Falls. Just a little information for you first...the Amicalola Falls are 729 feet drop in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Cherokee named the falls Amicalola, meaning "tumbling waters." We began our journey at the top of the falls:

We had a fun time fishing at the Reflection pool:

After driving to the bottom of the Falls, we decided to make the trek up to see the big drop by foot. Beautiful scenery greeted us along the way:

The view of the top of the Falls looking up:

We started making the 175 step climb to have the best view, but a huge rain storm started and we had to start heading back to shelter. This is the closest view we had before heading back:

On the way down we actually walked by a rattlesnake =0 But we walked slowly and came away unharmed. As Mark put it: "You wanted to see the wilderness, honey!" We enjoyed the views and even with all the rain, this terrain was simply beautiful!

We left Georgia Saturday afternoon, and started our drive northward. We drove through Tennessee again, a little bit of Kentucky and Illinois before settling into our hotel in St. Louis, MO for the evening.

Sunday we are officially on the "road to home", whether we are ready or not =)