First it was Helen, Ga. We floated the Chattahoochie river for 1 hour. That wasn't too exciting as the river was down. I mean way down. We had to walk a good bit of the trip. My son enjoyed the "waterfalls" that he went over. The coolest thing that he did was he asked me, "Daddy, who owns that orange car?" As I looked, I found a parking space next to the orange car and he wanted to get his picture taken next to it.
The next day held a wonderful trip to Amicalola Falls State Park. I have been there once before, but I never had been on the stair case that went from the bottom to the top. In case you are wondering:
And yes, it was very strenuous with a 4 year old on your shoulders. But the pictures that we took were well worth the effort.
Next on the list was a trip to Zoo Atlanta. I think this is where it was well worth every penny. It cost us $50.00 just to see the zoo, but my son had the time of his life. We took many pictures, but none of them are worth posting here. You have seen pictures of animals before.
Our last trip was to Fort Mountain State Park. Fort Mountain is between Ellijay and Chatsworth and is well known for it's mysterious rock wall. No one is sure what the wall is for or who built it, but the most commonly accepted myth is that is was built by Native Americans who were trying to fend off any invading tribes. Also on the park is a fire-tower that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Once you visit those two attractions, there is an observation deck that overlooks a town below. You are about 2800 feet above the town so the view is a little breathtaking.
All in all, the stay-cation was very eye opening. There are many things that God has left on earth for us to discover. We never thought that there was anything to do around our area. But all of these trips were less that an hour drive time and we only found them because we acted like tourists to our own home.
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