Today is Bob's 75th (!!!!!) birthday. He wanted it to be low key and thought one of our mini road trips would be a fun way to spend it. I opened the atlas and put my finger on a spot...Cullowhee, NC. Google showed there were a few places of interest there, and it was only about 70 miles away. We headed out on Rt 28 and picked up Rt 107 which brought us through Cashiers and on into Cullowhee.
Several of the SC upstate lakes can be seen in the far distance from this scenic turnoff on Rt 28.
Here we are at Judaculla Rock on Caney Fork Road outside Cullowhee
Judaculla was the Cherokee slant eyed God of the Hunt. Archeologists believe this site was in use about 3000 years ago. Many people believe it to be a paranormal hot spot.
The soapstone rock contains about 150 petroglyphs.
Above is a sketching of the rock carvings which date back 1500 years until 300 years ago when Europeans settled here.
After leaving Judaculla Rock, we went into Sylva. We were fortunate to find a down home restaurant called Bogart's where we had a delicious lunch. On our way back, we stopped at East La Porte River Access Park. Here the Tuckasegee River and Caney Fork Creek converge.
The park is in a lovely mountain setting and nicely set up for fishing, swimming and picnicking, albeit on warmer days.
Just north of Cashiers is Glenville Lake. This made man reservoir was formed in 1941 as part of the war effort to provide more electricity to Alcoa in order to increase aluminum production. The town of Glenville lies at the lake's bottom, sharing a fate like several other towns around Lake Hartwell and Lake Keowee in South Carolina.
The lake at 3494 feet is at the highest elevation of any lake east of the Mississippi and is noted for its 26 miles of shoreline.
Ice coated rocks on a winter's day are a common sight at this height. We made our way back home to continue a birthday celebration, but we both were so full from lunch that the dinner we were planning on having was postponed.
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