Mountain Holiday

Jack surprised us this morning with the idea of heading up to North Georgia for a day of mountain fun.  We first hit Wildcat Creek for a picnic and some exploring.  We headed down the creek a bit to the famous "sliding rock" where the kids enjoyed lots of slips and slides down this fun waterfall.

Next, we left Wildcat and headed over to the Moccasin Creek State Park for a 4 mile hike on the Hemlock Falls trail.  We took several splash stops and photo ops until we finally ended up at the largest fall, which I guess is the namesake for the trail.

Finally, we took the scenic route home and stopped through Alpine Helen, where we enjoyed dinner on the river and a visit to the fudge store and the toy store.  Heading back to the car resulted in the biggest surprise of the day--a large black bear dumpster diving in our parking lot, only YARDS away from our car.  It was a breath-taking, heart-stopping experience for sure, but very neat indeed!