June 22, 2014: Tallulah Point Overlook . . .
The appropriately named Tallulah Point Overlook offers a wonderful view of Tallulah Gorge State Park. The Tallulah Gorge is a 1,000 foot deep canyon that has been carved out of the Tallulah Dome rock formation in the area by the flow of the Tallulah River over the last few hundred-million years or so. And since everything here is named "Tallulah," all of this is located in the town of Tallulah Gorge, Georgia.
The Tallulah Point Overlook sits on the opposite side of the river as the park's visitor center. The building seen in the photo above is the Jane Hurt Yarn Interpretive Center, a 16,000 square foot educational facility named for conservationist Jane Hurt Yarn who was instrumental in preserving much of Georgia's abundant natural landscape. Contained therein are exhibits relating to the history of the gorge and the area.