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On The Mountainside
From July/August
2008 Issue
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Outdoors in North Georgia
Head for the Georgia mountains for hiking
and views – so they say – that stretch to Atlanta.
Story by Deborah R. Huso
Photos by Tom Cooper
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Early morning fog rests on Lake Chatuge, on the line between Georgia and North Carolina.
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I’ve always been a lover of back roads. Many people ignore those gravel forest service roads that plunge off into woods or up the sides of mountains. In fact, some people don’t think they’re roads at all. Last summer, when my husband and I went off to explore the High Shoals Scenic Area in northeast Georgia, some drivers blocked our path on Forest Road 283 to change a tire. To them, it looked like a pull-off, I guess.
I was eager to reach the trailhead for High Shoals Falls well before dusk descended, so French jumped out and offered to help, which they refused. He climbed back into the driver’s seat and said firmly, “I’m going around.”
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