MarkG, fasteddy, sparkem, and DavidG, with Pmontero taking the pics. Powell was about 2" from going on his side, and couldn't take the best pic of the trip. There's a still of it somewhere...

I'm ready to go - need to get into the woods before the trees leaf out good, and the native azalea will be blooming soon on the road to Rabun Bald (second highest peak in GA, you can walk to the top in 20min to the lookout on the old fire tower stone base...

I propose the scenic trip. Sarah's creek, then up to the top of the ridge by the bartram trail, then down t-something creek road back to warwoman road, then over patterson gap to the tallulah river crossing to charlies creek and blue ridge gap? Ball creek road is still closed, I think, so the walk to Cherokee cave is out. I'll check with the Wayah rnager station on ball creek road open date...