Our stay in the mountains was wonderful although the weather was not as cool as we hoped. The first 5 days, there were afternoon showers, but the next 8 days were very warm and dry with temperatures rising to near 90. But there was often a breeze which helped keep us a little cooler.
Seven other couples from either the Metter Roadrunners or the RV Radio Network joined us, most for at least 5 days, some stayed longer. Another couple joined the group for dinner one night. Most days, we had Happy Hour at 4 P.M. We had a group dinner last Thursday with fried catfish and hush puppies provided by the campground, and side dishes and desserts provided by the group. With no other group activities planned, there was plenty of time for socializing or seeing the 'sights'.
These pictures were taken the on June 2nd, before the group arrived. We were on site H3 with the Hiawassee River behind us.
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| The view to our right |
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| The view to our left. |
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| The Hiawassee River, very shallow, but full of bass, catfish and trout. Also used for tubing. |
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| The back of Little House with the ham antenna extended |
On June 9th, we took new friends, Mike and Darcy, with us and drove about 12 miles to Brasstown Bald, the highest point in Georgia - 4784 ft. Our Senior National Park Pass covered our admission. The road to the parking lot was very steep. There was a General Store and Gift Shop at that point. To get to the top of the mountain, you can either hike a paved, very steep path through the woods, or take a shuttle for $2 per person. We took the shuttle up another very steep road to the summit where there's a 360 degree observation tower, a visitor center and ranger station. Needless to say, the views were awesome!
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| Down below is where we parked the car. |
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| The shuttle brought us to the bottom of this ramp. |
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| Lake Chatuge has many coves and miles of lake shore. |
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| On top of the world with Mike & Darcy |
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| The ranger station is on the top of the observation point - no public access. |
Today, the afternoon showers have returned. Hank has already done most of the outside departure chores since there is more rain possible in the morning. Tomorrow we'll pull up the jacks, and get Little House moving once again as we travel further south in Georgia to Milledgeville, the eleventh and thirteenth capital of Georgia. (Atlanta is the 14th).
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