This is a guide for hiking the Georgia section of the Chattooga River Trail (outside of Clayton, GA), the trip that inspired the book Misplaced: Here, There, and the Journey Between.
Excerpt: “The Chattooga River is surrounded by beauty, history and renown. Springing from the ground southwest of the beautiful Cashiers, NC, the Chattooga River flows southeast and forms part of the border between South Carolina and Georgia. At Lake Tugalo in Rabun County, GA it joins the Tallulah River (famous for the Tallulah Gorge and the great tightrope walker Karl Wallenda). These two rivers exit Lake Tugalo as the Tugaloo River, flow to Lake Hartwell, where they are joined by the Seneca River and continue their journey from that point as the Savannah River, eventually emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Savannah, GA, the state’s oldest city, notable for being built on a plan by the colony’s patriarch James Oglethorpe. The Chattooga River is a popular destination for whitewater rafting and is designated a “Wild & Scenic River.” If you hear banjo pickin’ while you hike along the Chattooga, you may want to look over your shoulder… yes, it was the setting for the movie Deliverance.”
This is a PDF booklet written by Eric Foster-Whiddon to accompany Misplaced: Here, There, and the Journey Between. (16 pages, 2590 words)