After all the cold with work travel and skiing, Saturday in North Georgia was finally giving us some sunshine and much needed heat. With blue skies we decided to trek out towards Blairsville, about 20 miles east of Blue Ridge and continue onto Baldtown Brass Mountain, Georgias highest peak of over 4000 feet.
We had a quick pit stop and Tom and Julie's new cabin perched atop a ridge with an amazing view. We toured the home and enjoyed the sun on the deck. I'm sure they cannot wait till it is officially theirs and they can start furnishing it and enjoying the view full-time.
We reached the mountain base soon as it was only 11 miles out of Blairsville. As we started the climb into the park, we saw the signs about the park fee. We had no money on us! We went a little further up the steep incline but then turned around. We would have to return another day.
On the way back we tried following some signs to an archaeological site, but got turned around and couldn't find it. Since we were in the area, we returned to Blairsville and picked up some local pamphlets detailing hikes and parks. This time armed with directions we went looking for the archaeological site again (but typical local directions up here only got us half the way) and eventually found the lamest site ever. The rocks had 10,000+ year old Indian carvings, which sound cool, but the local graffiti and the fact that we were not looking at the original location of the rocks made the whole site seem fake. It was cool kinda seeing some carvings and knowing the age, but I hope there are better examples out there.
The next day we braved the declining weather conditions and set out towards Brasstown Bald again. We tried to park and pay, but no attendant or parking envelopes so we risked not paying. It was Sunday and the place was empty except for a few cars. It was only a 1+ mile hike to the summit, but we felt it for the next couple of days. The view was nice from the top, but the skies were gloomy and wet. Again, we will have to return.
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