Hanging out at the Cheaha Mountain High Point.
                 (Cheaha Mountain Photo Album)

I’ve been blessed enough to see some pretty interesting places in my life.  I’ve been awed by the sight and the sound of Niagara Falls. I saw one of the most amazing sunrises of my life at Brasstown Bald, Georgia.  I’d rank some of the views from Cheaha Mountain right up there with them.

The Creek Indians viewed it as a special place, and for thousands of years, many went to the mountain as a place to meditate and escape.  I can totally understand why.  The place as an amazing, and mostly untouched, natural beauty.  Perhaps the most amazing thing is that it plays a bit of an optical illusion with you.  When standing in places such as Bald Rock, one feels that they are at a high elevation.  The fact is Cheaha Mountain only stands at 2407 feet, but the fact that the surrounding area is relatively low making it seem much higher. Continue reading →