Back in March, we had a Monday out of school (cheers to inclement weather days not used) so Trevor took the day off and we made a trip up to Amicalola Falls about 45 minutes from our house. We had been told it was a really fun place so we packed up a picnic lunch and off we went for some fun family adventures. We must have picked the right day, perfect weather and we even got to see a couple of owls that one of the Rangers had out getting them acclimated to being around people.....and I am certain that my kids were more nervous than those owls were. Here are some pics from our trip.
Ready to go: although...yes, right off the bat we took the wrong trail (and a much steeper one than what we were supposed to take) and didn't discover it until 30 plus minutes into the uphill climb! :)
Along the way, I took some pictures and the kids did LOTS of exploring!
But once we were on the right trail we made it to the base and climbed 175 steps up to it. But for Molly that was enough so Rachel and I gladly volunteered to stay with her, while Ben and Trevor kept going, 425 more to the top of the overlook. Once they were back down, we hiked back and enjoyed a picnic lunch. (sorry no pictures of the picnic.. everyone was so hungry...there was no time for pics!)
After the picnic we drove up to the top and the view was amazing!!
Now that everything is all bloomed out we can't wait to go back and see how different it looks!
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On the way home we stopped so I could take a picture of this little church that I saw on the way. It reminded me of the little Silver Valley Church back in Arkansas. We love family fun days!
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