Suspension Bridge – Wandering Dawgs

Going Down into Tallulah Gorge

October 27, 2017October 27, 2017Posted in Georgia, State Parks, Tourist Attractions, WaterfallsTagged autumn, Hurricane Falls, Suspension Bridge, Tallulah Gorge16 Comments

We were warned!

20171019Tallulah-Gorge-Suspension-Bridge-(3) — We were warned!

We went anyway.

20171019Tallulah-Gorge-Suspension-Bridge-(8) — Going down was the easy part

But only as far as the suspension bridge 80 feet above Hurricane Falls.

20171019Tallulah-Gorge-Suspension-Bridge-(10) — Suspension Bridge over Tallulah Gorge Hurricane Falls

20171019Tallulah-Gorge-Suspension-Bridge-(12) — Henry crossed to the other side of the gorge

With my fear of heights I could only go a few feet on the bridge. I did manage to see the top of Hurricane Falls.

20171019Tallulah-Gorge-Suspension-Bridge-(14) — View of Tallulah Gorge from the suspension bridge

20171019Tallulah-Gorge-Suspension-Bridge-(15) — Looking down on Hurricane Falls from the suspension bridge

I handed Henry the camera for some better pictures.

20171019Tallulah-Gorge-Suspension-Bridge-(21) — Looking down on Hurricane Falls from the suspension bridge

20171019Tallulah-Gorge-Suspension-Bridge-(25) — Looking down on Hurricane Falls from the suspension bridge

I took a picture of the falls from the stairs.

20171019Tallulah-Gorge-Suspension-Bridge-(36) — A view of the top of Hurricane Falls from the stairs

And one of Henry looking down from the bridge.

20171019Tallulah-Gorge-Suspension-Bridge-(45) — Henry on the suspension bridge above Hurricane Falls

We posed for a selfie before starting back up to the top.

20171019Tallulah-Gorge-Suspension-Bridge-Selfie-(1) — We were smiling before we started back up the stairs to the top

20171019Tallulah-Gorge-Suspension-Bridge-(46) — It’s time to go back up the 310 stairs

We made it back to the top after stopping at a few landings and resting on every bench.

20171019Tallulah-Gorge-Suspension-Bridge-(48) — I was finally able to capture some fall colors on top of the trail

Younger, braver, and more fit people can cross the bridge to the other side and go down 221 more stairs for a view of Hurricane Falls from the bottom. There is also access to the south rim trail on the other side of the bridge. For us, we are glad we made down and back all in one piece!