Mar
12
2010

For the Love of Saturday.  And a spiraling staircase.

Gosh, it’s been like forever and a day since I’ve done a Saturday .  Yet, here I am, all caught up in it again.  For those of you who don’t know what the Saturday Photo Hunt is, just go here.  TN Chick will explain.  Basically, you post a picture each Saturday related to a theme that TN Chick picks.  Easy-peasy.

Today’s theme is spiral.  Not so easy-peasy.  At first, I thought about posting a picture of myself with a spiral perm…but then I thought better.  I’ve already taken you on Lulu’s journey of bad hair once before.  There is no need to subject you to that again.  It ain’t pretty, and I do not want to relive it.  Hence, my post involves the “somewhat” of a spiraling staircase that GR and I climbed at Amicalola Falls this past fall.

It all starts here…at the beginning of the beautiful Appalachian Trail.

 

After a short trek on the trail, you end up here—at this warning sign.

 

And then, much like my husband the health nut, you must fill your lungs with tobacco smoke and toxins to help with the strenuous walk up the 425 spiraling stairs…

 

And once you’ve hacked and coughed your way up the stairs…

 

You can take in these glorious views…

 

I can’t wait to go back in the spring!  Have a great Saturday, y’all!

Side note:  For those of you who truly, madly, deeply care about Lulu and have discovered that some of my past posts no longer show pictures, please note that I am still working on uploading those lost photos.  It’s a tragedy on a grand scale, but I am determined to win the battle.  Thank you.

Sudsy Comments

March 13th, 2010 at 2:36 am
YTSL said,

All those steps are worth it when you see the view at the end of them. :cool:
YTSL´s last blog ..Spiral (This week’s Photo Hunt theme)

March 13th, 2010 at 4:07 am

What a beautiful landscape! Great sequence of shots.
Have a nice weekend!

March 13th, 2010 at 7:43 am
lui said,

even lazy me would not mind walking on a trail with views as beautiful as that. great entry.
lui´s last blog ..Photohunt 204: Spiral

March 13th, 2010 at 8:42 am

At first I was very confused as to how this had anything to do with spirals, but you tied it in nicely. The AT is such a breathtaking national resource. Glad I stopped by.
http://healingmagichands.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/photohunt-spirals/
healingmagichands´s last blog ..Photohunt: Spirals

March 13th, 2010 at 9:40 am
Big H said,

I love Amicalola! I actually hiked to the falls (I don’t think I could’ve handled the stairs!) 7 months pregnant! In the future, Phoo can carry bambina up that trail! Ha ha ha!

I’m thinking maybe this fall during the revival of the Apple Dumpling Gang?!

March 13th, 2010 at 10:10 am
Susanne said,

That is a lot of steps! Oi! So worth it when you get to the top! Beautiful!

March 13th, 2010 at 11:19 am

:oops: Is this a huffing and puffing face?
That is quite the challenge. and I assume there is only one way down??
:roll:
sandi @ the whistlestop cafe´s last blog ..Photo Hunt ~Spiral

March 13th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
angie said,

Beautiful pics! Yeah, I’d say the stairs were totally worth it.

March 14th, 2010 at 9:26 pm

Some really beautiful pictures…. thanks for sharing again.
LOVE & HUGS

February 21st, 2011 at 4:36 pm
mp said,

I want to go THERE.. maybe not the staircase.. but the train itself.

Throw your socks in the wash!

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