The Bear went over the mountain
The Bear went over the mountain
The Bear went over the mountain
To see what he could see…..
I think everyone knows what the bear saw, that’s right another mountain. Well Barbara and I felt like that unfortunate bear in the song. But unlike the bear we got pictures. We where on our way from Sweetwater, TN to Helen, GA going up and down mountain roads when we saw a sign for Chattahoochee National Forest, and we decided to turn in and check it out. After driving up the side of yet another mountain we got a great view of the mountains we had been driving through all morning. Then we took the shuttle ride to the observation tower at the summit were it was a little cold, there was ice on the stairs to the top deck so we had to use the elevator. Oh did I forget to mention it was 30 degrees when we woke up this morning? Sorry. Well once we got to the observation deck I started doing what I do best, take pictures. We noticed that there are a lot of rhododendrons all over the place it would be gorgeous to come back in the spring when they are all in bloom. We are so glad we took the side trip.
Our next stop was Helen, GA. A town in northern Georgia that decided to turn itself into a Bavarian Village, a total tourist trap. We had a very nice lunch at Hofer’s of Helen Bakery & Café. We both got a soup and sandwich and took half of our sandwiches with us to have for dinner in the room.
We then went on to the motel near Macon, GA were after going up to the room for a short rest we went for a swim in the pool.
