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Went to Bell mountain in Hiawassee
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Dirtroad Johnson
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Great shots, awesome views.
carver
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Great captures Jerry! Hope you guys are getting settled.
carver
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Starting to Dennis,you and the Mrs. need to come up for a visit,it's really nice,already been 55 degrees a couple of mornings.Lots to do that I didn't even know was here (cabin is about 45 min. away)Lake Chatuge is beautiful and only a few min. away
rip18
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Very cool! Nice shots. Thanks for sharing!
carver
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Thanks Robert
GAJoe
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Wow! Nice shots Carver!
Artfuldodger
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Nice view and nice captures. My brother drove his jeep up there many years ago. I don't recall the stairs though. I guess that came later. Who owns this by the way?
Wasn't there some corundum mining there at one time?
Wasn't there some corundum mining there at one time?
Artfuldodger
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OK, I think this answers my questions. The county owns it now. It looks like a neat place to visit.
http://www.townscountyga.org/bell-mountain-park---historical-site.html
http://www.townscountyga.org/bell-mountain-park---historical-site.html
blood on the ground
Cross threading is better than two lock washers.
How cool is this!! Thanks for sharing!!
carver
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Thanks guys,yeah its owned by Towns county now,they built the stairs,paved the road up to the top,and control access
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Jerry, I don't know how that I missed this earlier BUT I am surely glad that I found it today.
I was fortunate enough that Teresa and I visited Hiawassee and Lake Chatuge and actually had a picnic on the lake that day back a few years go thanks to one of the very best INGLE'S Grocery Stores on the planet located in Hiawassee. That store was sparkling clean and had some great employees that assisted us in finding all sorts of delicious deli and other foods etc on our trip. That was before she really got sick again as the cancer came back. We had a great time visiting in that area. We actually rented a mountain cabin for a week and it was just north of Unicoi State Park.
Several years ago, while in Hawaii, Teresa and I saw a few people that were flying in these and they were able to fly "much too close" to the sides of mountains and then out over the ocean in my opinion. Of course, at the time, we also saw several people "kite-surfing" on the ocean and they were traveling around 40-60 mph in some cases. The pucker factor would have been off of the chart for me and cause my heart to stop beating right then.
I love that area up there but I told Teresa that this trip was the very first time that I had been back to Hiawassee since back in 1969 as I had visited the Mountain Fair back then along with several of my college buddies.
These photos are so awesome. I am curious as to where you ascended from and also where did you descend to at the conclusion of this flight.
Thank you so much for sharing these fantastic photos with all of us.
I was fortunate enough that Teresa and I visited Hiawassee and Lake Chatuge and actually had a picnic on the lake that day back a few years go thanks to one of the very best INGLE'S Grocery Stores on the planet located in Hiawassee. That store was sparkling clean and had some great employees that assisted us in finding all sorts of delicious deli and other foods etc on our trip. That was before she really got sick again as the cancer came back. We had a great time visiting in that area. We actually rented a mountain cabin for a week and it was just north of Unicoi State Park.
Several years ago, while in Hawaii, Teresa and I saw a few people that were flying in these and they were able to fly "much too close" to the sides of mountains and then out over the ocean in my opinion. Of course, at the time, we also saw several people "kite-surfing" on the ocean and they were traveling around 40-60 mph in some cases. The pucker factor would have been off of the chart for me and cause my heart to stop beating right then.
I love that area up there but I told Teresa that this trip was the very first time that I had been back to Hiawassee since back in 1969 as I had visited the Mountain Fair back then along with several of my college buddies.
These photos are so awesome. I am curious as to where you ascended from and also where did you descend to at the conclusion of this flight.
Thank you so much for sharing these fantastic photos with all of us.
B
BornNRaised
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Woah! Thanks for sharing 
DYI hunting
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Very nice pictures. We used ride up a lot when it was an offroad trail.
I had no idea that platform was there. I was there 3 or 4 years ago, and it was still a dirt road to the top. Very much so a serious 4WD road, as it got near the top. I had to stop about a half mile from the top, where the road was still smooth, when my 2WD started spinning. It was really steep there, and I hadn't even gotten to the very serious ruts yet.
It was a neat place to see, especially hiking around to the back side where the mining had been done. And great views from the top.
It was a neat place to see, especially hiking around to the back side where the mining had been done. And great views from the top.
carver
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Ehhhh,not me Mike,and if I did (lose my mind)and try this I'd never get off the mountain
,wife and I love it here
