We decided to come home a couple of days early. After 2 days of cold rain in Hiawassee, the Sunday was sunny but still cold, windy and predicted cold for the next couple of days, so we packed up and headed towards home.
We stopped for lunch on the Ocoee River and took pictures of the river.
After lunch, we headed out and back onto Hwy. 64, which follows along the Ocoee River. We enjoyed watching the kayakers all along as we drove. There's an abundance of kayak rental places all up and down along the river.
Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park, McCalla, Alabama
Around 4:30 or so we decided to stop for the night. There was a state park nearby so we headed there. We stopped at the Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park. No reservations can be made in this park; it is first come first serve. We paid $22 for the night with electric/water hookup.
When we arrived, little did we know it was the end of their 27th Annual Halloween Fairyland Festival. People were packing up and rigging down all their decorations and heading out; total chaos. The park ranger told us people come in and start setting up after Labor Day to get their favorite spots and just stay until Halloween. The park has about 300 sites and has been filled to capacity for the last month or so...until now.
This is a very busy campground with a lot of events in their schedule for the year: http://www.tannehill.org/index.html
I know you can't see much with these night shots, but here are pictures of some of what was still left up the night we spent here. I would imagine it would be something to see in full swing.
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| This owner was an Alabama Fan. |
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| More pics of the Alabama Fan's campsite. |
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| Close up |
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| Spider web in purple |
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| Halloween Village |
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| Halloween Christmas Tree |
We left early that next morning and headed home...
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