Winter Excursion 9, Day 39

We had to be out of Brian & Nicole's house by 0700 as the house keepers are coming. Brian left for work and Nicole, Kennedy, and us had breakfast at the BBB (Big Bad Breakfast). Nicole took Kennedy to school and Cath and I headed home. On the way I asked Cath what was up for today? She replied "Northing". So I said lets drive to George L Smith State Park in Georgia where we have hosted for the past three years. We wanted to see our friends at the park and also check out the major damage the park sustained during the hurricanes this past fall. The damage was way worse than anything we could have imagined. The park may open by 1 March, but I would bet it won't. Here's a few pics that really don't show the full effect. You have to see it in person to believe it.

The debris piles below are on the campground road and are 12 ft high and hundreds of yards long!

Most of the pine trees that were in the campground blew over in the 110 mph winds. The roots balls tore up a lot of the infrastructure and especially The 6 X 6 walls at the campsites. The root balls have been removed, but there is still tons of debris all over the park. The trails were destroyed and still remain unpassable. The park office had a tree fall on it and some of the cottages were also damaged. 

It's heart breaking to see all this after all the great times we spent there.