Wednesday 28th April
After a hearty cowboy sleep we arose to a misty morning. Pam served up sausages and her mother’s special recipe of citrusy-gooey-slightly nutty French bread. Not sure what it was called but it was jolly nice! At 9am sharp Fred and Charlie picked us up and sped us on our way to the first engagement- shopping trip at ‘Bargain Barn’. One can purchase anything from guns to BBQ utensils, really anything a true southern American would need for a day in the woods!
Next stop was the Tate Georgian Marble Quarry where we were given hard hats and a guided tour of the open mine site. The sheer size of the place was staggering – the marble vein is said to run 2,000 ft deep and there should be enough marble to last 3,000 years (that equates to loads more tombstones)!
Next stop was the Tate Georgian Marble Quarry where we were given hard hats and a guided tour of the open mine site. The sheer size of the place was staggering – the marble vein is said to run 2,000 ft deep and there should be enough marble to last 3,000 years (that equates to loads more tombstones)!
The girls model hard hats and marble.
Lots of machine, lots of marble.
Armed with a goodie bag filled with marble we left the quarry for lunch and gave a presentation to Jasper rotary club. The team ate up quickly because they were all looking forward to visiting Sacketts. Larry (our cowboy/lawyer/host at Ranch 74) assured us this was the place to go for the authentic cowboy attire. Andrea and Allison couldn’t resist the opportunity to try on a full cowgirl outfit (minus the gun and horse).
Armed with a goodie bag filled with marble we left the quarry for lunch and gave a presentation to Jasper rotary club. The team ate up quickly because they were all looking forward to visiting Sacketts. Larry (our cowboy/lawyer/host at Ranch 74) assured us this was the place to go for the authentic cowboy attire. Andrea and Allison couldn’t resist the opportunity to try on a full cowgirl outfit (minus the gun and horse).
Daisy May and Roy Rogers work the cowboy look!
Back on the road again we drove out of town for an hour towards the starting place of the Appallacian trail. This is also the site of the spectacular Amicalola Falls – one of the biggest waterfalls in Georgia. Desperate to stretch our legs the team hiked up 426 steps to the view from the top.
Back on the road again we drove out of town for an hour towards the starting place of the Appallacian trail. This is also the site of the spectacular Amicalola Falls – one of the biggest waterfalls in Georgia. Desperate to stretch our legs the team hiked up 426 steps to the view from the top.
View from the bottom.
View from the top.
Back at the Ranch we all got the chance to do something we put on the wish list- horse riding! Each of us enjoyed a sedate amble around the paddock sitting on authentic western saddles and were treated to Manny’s ‘trick’.
Andrea and horse.
Our fun loving guides Charlie and Frank were the eager to take us out in Jasper for Dinner. Charlie noticed how thirsty we all looked and we stopped off at a Mexican restaurant for a beer on the way...and of course a mandatory basket of spicy chicken wings. We then continued on to our dinner destination, ‘Crust’ where we devoured more massive and very tasty meals but still managed to find room for a nightcap back at the ranch.
Thanks to Charlie and Frank for taking good care of us.
By Allison
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