4-17-18 on to Knoxville, by way of Amicalola Falls,

Now for the next big hurdle in this short amount of time----a trip back to St. Louis for Josh's parents 50th wedding anniversary party that Angie and Josh threw for them.  We made the trip another little vacation.  Starting with a trip Amicalola Falls and a night in Knoxville with Tim and Faith.

Gonna miss the quick and easy rides up into the North Georgia mountains.

1-9-18  icy Amicalola Falls:

Been awhile since we've been up to the mountains.  So with the weather warming up above freezing, I suggested we ride up to a waterfall and see if they still have ice around them like I've seen in so many Facebook pictures lately.  Ken suggested Amicalola and I quickly agreed.  So off to the mountains we went.
Even in the dead of winter it's a nice ride.  There were even some Christmas decorations still up---like here at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville.

 The country roads took us past a lot of quaint little churches

10-24-17  on our way to Knoxville---Amicalola:

Heading on up to Knoxville again.  This time we'll be watching Tim and Faith's pets while they go off to Kansas City for Faith's brother's wedding.  So we're heading up to Knoxville a couple days early so we can visit for a couple days with them, too.
With Knoxville being fairly close, we often take our time and head up through the mountains on state highways.  Sometimes I map out a place to stop, but today we just jumped in the car and took off.  Saw a few interesting sites along the way---

 Love how they decorate for Fall on farmlands!

4-15-17 back to Amicalola Falls!

Any chance I get, I'm ready to head up into the mountains.  So after having brunch with the kids in Chattanooga, Ken and I took the long way home by way of Amicalola FAlls.  We had been there about a month ago when we were leaving from our weekend in the cabin with Angie and Josh and his folks.  But it was still winter then and quite cold and cloudy that day.  Now it's Spring and getting quite green.  It was also a beautiful day with white puffy clouds and lots of blue sky.
Since we were coming from Chattanooga instead of Buford, we got to see some different areas in North Georgia along our way.
Although this was right along I-75 before we got off onto a state highway.

 This was the rest stop where you first enter Georgia on I-75 South bound. 

3-12-17  time to go back home:

Woke up to a surprise---snow!  It was rather pretty, though, and not enough to cause problems driving.  In fact it was melting by the time we left.  So I got up and took pictures right away.
This one was from our bedroom sliding glass doors.

Then I took a short walk around the property, again.
 Our cabin (River Run) and all our cars.