Around North Georgia

This photo made from the highest point in Georgia -- Brasstown Bald. Looks westward toward the moonset a few minutes before sunrise. Clouds hanging in the valleys take on the appearance of a lake.

The Franklin House is on the property of the First Presbyterian Church in Clarkesville. It was moved here from Hollywood, Georgia, in the early 20th century. This picture made in the spring of 2011.

The First Presbyterian Church of Clarkesville, Georgia, was built ca. 1840 by Jarvis Van Buren. It sits on a hill over Washington Street but earlier it faced Jefferson Street. The church members decided to turn it around after Washington Street (with the addition of trolly tracks) became the town's main street. This picture made in the spring of 2011.

From the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: "This stagecoach inn and plantation home was built around 1815 by James R. Wyly. He strategically located it along the newly constructed Unicoi Turnpike, a busy highway over the Appalachian Mountains."

This photo made from the highest point in Georgia -- Brasstown Bald. Sunrise backlights the clouds hanging in the valleys.

Twenty years ago I found this car in small clearing in the forest a few miles from my house. Trees had grown up around it and there seemed to be no roadway into or out of the clearing. I visited it again this year. The only thing that had changed was the addition of the tree across the hood.

Detail of the front door of Crescent Hill Church. Crescent Hill church has some Gothic features even though it was built in 1881. The church started out as Presbyterian but is now Baptist. It's located in the beautiful Nacoochee Vlley near Helen, Georgia.

Crescent Hill church has some Gothic features even though it was built in 1881. The church started out as Presbyterian but is now Baptist. It's located in the beautiful Nacoochee Vlley near Helen, Georgia.

The Indian Mound in Nacoochee Valley is a burial site for the Mississippian culture indians. The area was apparently inhabited from the mid 14 century through the 17th century. The site is in White County Georgia.

This old farm house seems to be an island in a sea of grass. Apparently the area around the house was plowed up and planted as pasture after the last inhabitants left. Located in Rabun County, Georgia.

Wooden works in the mill at the Foxfire Museum in Rabun County, Georgia.

View across the garden spot to the mill at the Foxfire Museum in Rabun County, Georgia.

Early spring colors reflected in a spring fed pond in Habersham County, Georgia.

This staged photograph ("Solo Traveler") was made in a passenger car at the Southeastern Railway Museum at Duluth, Georgia.

Morning fog in a hardwood forest in Clarkesville, Georgia.