Tuesday -3/29/05
Start - Dawsonvllle GA
End - Stover Creek AT Shelter
Miles travelled 11.3
A bittersweet day. It started great with a Continental breakfast at Best Western. We felt no need to hurry and didn't leave till after 10. Spent a great day hiking at Amicalola. By the way, Amicalola is a Cherokee word meaning tumbling waters. It is the highest falls east of the Mississippi. We, or I should say Emily and Justin climbed to the top. I went about 2/3 up and then went down to pick up the car to meet them at the top.
We then drove around to Forest Road 42 to where it intersects the trail and hiked back to the beginning. From Springer we backtracked back to the car and had a late lunch. I finally picked up my load at 2:30 and we hiked to Stover Creek Shelter (2 1/2 trail miles).
My mood changed at Stover Creek. Emily decided that she and Justin had to leave if they wanted to get back to the car before dark. Even though I knew that the time was coming the announcement still saddened me. I'll miss her greatly.