Spring is here and over the next several months the native wildflowers of the Blue Ridge Mountains will be blooming along the trails and streams of North Georgia, producing a spectrum of vivid colors against a lush green background.  The warm, sunny days of early to mid Spring are a great time to hike the mountain trails of Unicoi State Park or one of the many trails in the Chattahoochee National Forrest to observe this wonderful show of nature.    While autumn is a favorite time of year for many people to visit the mountains, with its blaze of orange and yellow splashed across distant peaks, others prefer observing the beauty of Spring up close along wooded mountain trails.  Even if you are a beginning hiker and … Continue reading →