On August 12, 2005, Karen
and Lee Duquette were not yet known as the two RV Gypsies, because at
that time, they still had a house, were working and had not yet retired.
They took a vacation to Georgia and went to Tallulah Falls. They got
their permit to access the gorge floor. And yes, at some point along
the way, a ranger stopped them and asked to see their permit.
The trip in 2005 to the bottom of the gorge was 1,062 steps one-way
for a total of 2,124 stairs. Now, scroll down to see the photos from
2005 and have fun comparing them with the photos on
the previous page from 2014.
They returned to Tallulah Falls nine years later on August 2, 2014,
but did not buy the permit to the bottom of the gorge falls because
Lee Duquette was still recovering from having both knees replaced. In
2014, they only walked to the suspension bridge which was 620 stairs
one-way, and then they went further on to the Hurricane Falls Platform,
which required Lee to walk even more stairs, for a total of about 1,350
stairs today. Good job Lee!
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