I let you when I headed to Georgia to continue paperworks to obtain VivaLaVida registered Under my name. I first obtained several documents and went to the DMV office to ask for my driver license. Happy to produce all documents needed, My joy was short since immigration didn’t confirmed me again ( similar to my North Carolina episode…). After more than 100 miles to go to immigration services, then to Custom and Border Protection in Atlanta Airport, nothing else to do than waiting for a call of DMV in the next 5 to 30 days..!
 
I then decided to go to North-West Georgia to discover that part of Appalachian.
 
 
1. Leaving Lake Lanier in a cold and sunny morning.
 

 
 
2. Pancake time! 😉
 

 
 
3. First night in Talluhla Primitive Campground, just next to the river. I was alone there…
 

 
 
After a ford river crossing, I drove a forest road mentionned 4WD on the map. Some places were quite washed out by rain, so VivaLaVida had occasion to proof her capability! 😉
 
 
4. First axle crossing
 

 
 
5. Steep part!
 

 
 
6. leaning curve and Wheel without weight…
 

 
 
7. Real axle travel! Even so, no need to lock differentials, quite impressive!
 

 
 
8. Nice hike to the le Rocky Knob…
 

 
 
The I went to the highest point of Georgia, the Brasstown Bald. Not really exceptional since it’s “only” 4’600 feets elevation. A twenty minutes hike from the parking lot to the summit. There is a small museum presenting some elements of pioniers of that area and wild life information. The sighting is gorgeous all around.
 
 
9. Pastel…
 

 
 
10. Visitor Center on the summit
 

 
 
11. Nice trout river on the road…
 

 
 
After spending the night in a glade, I went to visit two nice waterfalls.
 
 
12. Ice next to the road
 

 
 
13. Ephemeral curtain…
 

 
 
14. Dukes Creek Falls
 

 
 
15. Beautiful vistas East…
 

 
 
16. “Who is that guy..?”
 

 
 
17. “Well, I prefer to eat befor snow comes again!”
 

 
 
18. Horse Trough Falls, far away in Upper Cattahoogee River, a remote wilderness. Since the road was washed out, I hiked the last 6 miles…
 

 
 
19. Spending the night in the Upper Cattahoogee River wilderness, I found a nice boondocking site up a small forest road…
 

 
 
20. Still better with campfire, isn’t it? 😉
 

 
 
Since that night, a lot of rain came down and the downhill of the small forest road was scabrous since very slipery muddy surface. I neede two an a half ours to drive 1.5 miles and 1’550 feets down. But I finally arrived safe down.
 
 
21. Safe down in rain and fog! 😉
 

 
 
Next to come in some days… 😀