The place Ryan picked to hike was Bear Creek Trail, outside of Ellijay, Georgia, about 1-1/2 hours from here.
The trail itself is a 7-mile loop, but we only walked about a mile in to the Gennett Poplar tree, aka the second largest living tree in Georgia.
18-feet around,
Tree huggers, lol.
After months of drought, and it being after Fall - before Winter, the forest wasn't lush and green and gorgeous as it would usually be in the summer, but it was peaceful and a fun, easy walk.
And no bugs!
At Bear Creek campground,
After that, we drove back to Ellijay and walked around downtown, checked out an antique store and a thrift shop. Bought a square of delicious chocolate-walnut fudge to share, and I found a set of salt & pepper shakers from Washington D.C.
Later we headed to Col. Poole's BBQ for a delicious BBQ sandwich, baked beans, and a bowl of hot, yummy, Brunswick stew,
Another great, family adventure day!
