We did so much, I had to break it up into several blog entries....Mom & I went down to Dahlonega and visited Consolidated Mines which is the site of one of the largest gold deposits in the US. Dahlonega was the first gold rush town in the US as well.
We panned for gold and then took a tour of the mine. There's mom with her hard hat on!
We also took a day trip to Vogel State Park and hiked to a waterfall.
There's lots of iron in the water and it leaves this reddish smelly deposit where the water flows down.
Mom & I also took a day trip to Amicalola falls. It's a great place to hike - there are 604 steps up to the top of the falls. And I walked them all! Mom drove it up to meet me.
Here's my self portrait in front of part of the falls. You can't tell, but I'm pretty hot & sweaty by this point. It was a fun day trip, though.
On a side note, when we were kids, my sister and a friend made up a song to the tune of Copacabana by Barry Manilow about Amicalola falls. I wish I remembered all the words so I could sing it to you now... Maybe my sis can remember them for me...
3 comments:
i'm glad you took lots of pics - i'm enjoying looking at them! i like that pic of you.
oh you look so pretty in front of the falls. it sounds like you had a lovely trip
At the Ama -
Amacalola!
The coldest spot south of the Pole-a!
At the Ama -
Amacalooooola!
Nature and passion were always in fashion at the Aaaaammmaaaaaa.....
THEY FELL IN LOVE.
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