Camped at Unicoi State Park near Helen, Georgia, we decided to start the day with a walk around pleasant and pretty Unicoi Lake. It was sunny and cool and the wooded path was really easy walking without a great deal of elevation.
Afterwards, we went into "Alpine" Helen, a pseudo-Bavarian village catering to tourists. It is beautifully situated on the Chatahootchee River and has shopping and horse-drawn carriage rides.
We had lunch at a riverside restaurant - I cannot recommend the food - and walked through the street and some of the shops. The display of one entire shop window consisted of men's underpants, each pair printed with a different fart joke. That seemed to be about the level of merchandise available in general.
My favorite section of town was the "Motorcycle Only" parking. All the smooth, scenic, curvy roads in this part of Georgia must be biker heaven! The bikes were all lined up while the riders filled the outside seating of two good-sized restaurants. The bikes were beautiful, all shiny and gleaming in different colors with lots and lots of chrome reflecting the kaleidescope of neighboring brilliant bikes.
When we'd had enough of Helen, we headed to Brasstown Bald, the highest point in Georgia. We decided to wa
lk up rather than take the shuttle - it was only .6 mile each way, but it was really steep. No one we asked knew the height of the climb from the parking lot to the tower, but the estimates ranged from 250 ft to 450 ft. My guess was around 300 ft.Four states are visible from the top and even the Smokey Mountains are just barely visible on the northern horizon. We also watched a movie in the interpretive center but the photography was dated and the prose was pretty purple.
It was a nice little hike up and down the steep hill, though.
Today's miles walked - about 4 miles.
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