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2014 April Northern Georgia, Purple Trillium on AT near Hogpen Gap

2014 April Northern Georgia, Yellow Trillium on AT near Hogpen Gap

2014 April Northern Georgia, Granby on the Appalachian Trail at Hogpen Gap (see white blaze, left) with section hiker passing through

2014 April Northern Georgia, Plaque on Springer Mtn at the beginning of the Appalachian Trail (AT) near Amicalola Falls SP.

2014 April Northern Georgia, Springer Mtn and AT beginning plaque. First of many thousands of AT white blazes as it wanders from Georgia to Maine.

2014 April Northern Georgia, One of several waterfalls along the Raven Cliff Falls trail several miles south of the AT near Hogpen Gap.

2014 April Northern Georgia, View south on the AT at Cowrock Mtn above Tesnatee Gap just a little west of Hogpen Gap. This area was used for grazing livestock before joining the NF.

2014 April Northern Georgia, 3" Hoarfrost on the AT on Blood Mtn, above Vogel SP, after a chilly night

2014 April Northern Georgia, View from AT between Neels Gap and Blood Mtn (above Vogel SP), looking south

2014 April Northern Georgia, Amicalola Falls SP, Amicalola Falls view from the bottom.

2014 April Northern Georgia, Fort Mtn SP, summit view looking north

2014 April Northern Georgia, Fort Mtn SP, Squirrel

Section 1: Campgrounds and Details, pictures to follow in section 2 We set out in early April for a three week camping and hiking trip to the North Georgia mountains and a side trip to northeast Alabama. This was our first spring trip in over 20 years (After Children, AC) and we escaped a...