Here is the end of my journey in the mountains of Georgia. I hiked the Mount Yonah, a beautiful mountain situated at the end of Appalchian and offering great sighting.
 
I start with an image of Helen, small atypical village built by the Germans at the end of the 19th century and conscientiously maintained in the German architectural style. It has become a tourist attraction and I must admit that it is quite exotic here!
 
 
1. Helen
 

 
 
Then my hike on Mount Yonah
 
 
2. I reached the bottom of the cliffs after 1800 feets elevation.
 

 
 
3. A picture for my twin brother ! 😉 It’s a place where climbers can play.
 

 
 
4. Ice created by runoff water largely covered the rock … Despite the cable, I had some difficulties to reach the top of the cliff.
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I was lucky to be able to observe the “great buzard”, a mythological bird for Cherokee .
 
 
5. Landed…
 

 
 
6. In flight, with the characteristic dihedral that the wings make.
 

 
 
7. From this promontory, the forest at the bottom of the mountain is like a tapestry…
 

 
 
8. Great sighting!
 

 
 
9. I could even see buildings of Downtown Atlanta, more than 70 miles away..!
 

 
 
I then hit the road to Atlanta to see if I could get my drivers license. And finally, I got it ! 😀 That’s my Christmas gift, end of more than three months of paperworks.
 
 
10. Then I was able to register VivaLaVida under my name and get the plate!
 

 
 
I don’t know yet what I’ll do during the two weeks to wait on définitives documents. You will discover it in a nest update.
 
 
11. And to say you Merry Christmas, here a lst image of a gorgious sunrise on Lake Lanier, two days ago.
 

 
 
See you later…
 
Claude-Alain