Photo Gallery from Brasstown Bald and Amicalola Falls

On October 19th, 2002 Julie and Winston decided to visit some of the popular natural sights in Northern Georgia, in hopes of seeing some fall foilage. Though most of the leaves still hadn't changed we did see some beautiful vistas. Our first stop was Brasstown Bald, the highest point in the State of Georgia. Here there is a 0.5 mile paved path to the top where there is an Observation Deck. (It's short but steep!) From the observation deck we had quite a view. Be sure to see the page with the Panoramic shots taken from up there. Next we went to Amicalola Falls State Park, home of to the highest falls east of the Mississippi River. Here we hiked three trails in a loop for a total of approximately 3 miles. We started with the Creek Trail which brought us to the Reflection Pool and the Base of Falls Trail this brought us to the Lower Observation Platform and 600 stairs to reach the top of the Falls. From the top of the falls we hiked the East Ridge Spring Trail back to the visitor center. The East Ridge Spring Trail is also part of the Appalachian Approach Trail. Clicking on the thumbnails below will bring you to a larger version.

Brasstown Bald from Parking Lot	Brasstown Bald Observation Deck and Sign
Autumn Leaves	Fire lookout tower	In the far distance, the Great Smokey Mountains	Rolling hills
Winston & Julie at Brasstown Bald		On Trail in Amicalola Falls State Park	View at Reflection Pool
Little Amicalola Creek		Amicalola Falls	Cascades
	Side view	Amicalola Falls
Close up shot	Amicalola Falls
			Winston and Julie at Amicalola Falls
Top of the Falls
		Where are we going now?	Views from the East Ridge Spring Trail
	Beginning of the Approach Trail to the Appalachian Trail

If you enjoyed these photos, and you've seen the panoramic shots, you'll enjoy our pictures from the Great Smoky Mountains.
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