What goes down, must go up! Tallulah Gorge State Park

It was a beautiful day in western NC so we decided to head down to Tallulah Gorge State Park in Northern GA about 30 minutes from here.  The park surrounds the 1,000 foot deep gorge formed by the Tallulah River. We trekked the two mile loop that takes you down over 1,000 steps to the  base of Hurricane Falls.  Yes,  I read the signs that said “strenuous” and still agreed to hike the 1,000+ stairs to the floor of the gorge. The hike was beautiful but it is definitely quicker to walk down 1,000 steps than it is to walk up 1,000 steps!  Once we completed the strenuous hike, we decided to take the “treacherous” hike to the highest point in the park so we could look down and see how far we had gone!  I definitely have a new appreciation for the words “strenuous” and “treacherous”.  If anyone is in the north Georgia area, the Tallulah Gorge State Park should definitely be on your itinerary, you won’t regret the stop!