Quote Originally Posted by HooKooDooKu View Post
Hiked the Lake Shore, Eagle Creek, AT loop this weekend.
Some of the Eagle Creek crossings were a rock hop... depending upon your skill level. But me and my son just forded them all. The crossings were all about mid-shin deep. Water was plentiful up until about 0.5 miles before Spence (the spring was dry... but when you get to the creek another 0.3 miles below, there was water, but it was all spread out... hike down hill another 0.1 mile and there was a great spot with a flowing fall and large pool... so you could catch or scoop).
Yesterday from Shuckstack Fire tower, the woods were all green, no noticeable color change could be seen... but there were lots of dead leaves on the ground already (at all elevations).
It's been quite dry in GA in the Atlanta area so expect with a quick temp decrease from hot and humid to true fall conditions and increasing windy conditions some amt of leaves will drop without fully coloring