January 4th - 6th 2021

Happy New Year

Caitlin, one of my best friends, suggested we go out of town for a few days because we both were having a really hard time staying sane at home. She asked “beach or mountains” and of course I chose mountains. She booked us a cabin and away we went to explore Helen GA.

As many times as I’ve visited north Georgia I had never been to Helen. It is a tourist town for sure, with German influenced architecture and shops. Our cabin, Knotts Landing, was a cute one bedroom Air BND that sat on top of a lake just 10-15 minutes from the downtown area of Helen. I slept in my cozy Coleman sleeping bag on the couch and Cait took the bed. It had everything we needed apart from food in the fridge so drove to Walmart and got some food to utilize the grill. Night one was kababs, night two, grilled chicken (would have been fish if we caught any).

We explored downtown Helen during the day. PROS -Not a lot of crowds because of the pandemic and the holidays ending. CONS- Not much was opened because of the pandemic and the holidays ending. Despite the chilling temperatures our first and only adventure stop was the Georgia Mountain Coaster , a one seater (one adult one small child) manual break coaster that takes you down a 1 1/2 minute decline through the mountains. We did it twice. It defiantly brought out our inner child. We shopped and ate at Cowboys and Angels Restaurant and then I got a little tipsy a Serenity Cellars, a small vineyard with really good wine!

Overall we had a really good time! Sometimes you just need to chill with a homie to feel normal again. Pro Tip, fishing in below 40 temps at midnight with catfish bait may not work. Also, don’t go to Helen Tuesday-Wednesday, its the “weekend” for a lot of shop owners.

Theres a shorter version of the trip on my YouTube channel but I like this one better.