| Last week, my husband and I headed to a rental | | | | white oak, purple/pink rhododendrons, many ferns |
| cabin in the Appalachian Mountains, Georgia for | | | | and several wild flowers in bloom to name but a |
| some rest and relaxation. | | | | few. The birds singing around us added their own |
| Whilst there we visited several of the states | | | | opus to a perfect setting. |
| scenic waterfalls. | | | | Anna Ruby Falls are twin waterfalls formed where |
| Anna Ruby Falls was first on our list and was our | | | | two separate streams, Curtis Creek and York |
| most favorite, we even returned for a guided | | | | Creek which join at the base to form Smith |
| night hike with a naturalist to see some 'foxfire'. | | | | Creek. |
| Anna Ruby Falls are found in the heart of the | | | | Here is a synopsis of what Parker, one of the |
| Chattahoochee National Forest (Chattahoochee | | | | Managers on site told me, 'Curtis and York Creek |
| means place of marked or flowered rocks). We | | | | start on Tray Mountain, (Georgia's 6th highest |
| hiked the short trail 0.4 miles which led us up to | | | | peak). Curtis Creek drops 153 feet and York |
| the falls. En-route there are several bridges which | | | | Creek drops 50 feet. Smith Creek, which they |
| cross back and forth Smith Creek, there are also | | | | then become, continues downhill to Unicoi Lake |
| benches so that you can sit and enjoy the | | | | and then to the Chattahoochee River. Continuing |
| tranquility of the surroundings. As you continue | | | | south, the flow eventually joins the Applachicola |
| the trail, there are markers which point out the | | | | River in Florida there ending its 550-mile journey |
| natural habitat and detail wildlife to be seen around | | | | entering into the Gulf of Mexico. |
| you, which you might otherwise miss. Our heads | | | | Parker went onto to tell me that the falls were |
| were on swivels as every turn, not a palm tree in | | | | named by 'Captain' Nichols after the Civil War in |
| site! We spied mountain laurel, poplars, hemlock, | | | | honor of his daughter Anna Ruby Nichols. |
