5 Notes On the Cohutta Wilderness

Read the full post at - 5 Notes On the Cohutta Wilderness The Cohutta Wilderness is the largest designated Wilderness area east of the Mississippi river. It is only about a 2 1/2 hour drive from Atlanta, so I have been able to spend quite a bit of time there. The Wilderness Is Huge Aldo Leopold once said that Wilderness should be “big enough to absorb a two weeks’ pack trip”. The Cohutta + Big Frog Wilderness are maybe that big (100+ miles of trails). But in context – it is massive and an absolute gift from those who worked so hard to get Wilderness designation in place. Between Atlanta, Charlotte, and Nashville – the Cohuttas sit in one of the fastest growing areas in America. Between the Cohuttas and Big Frog, you can truly get into some very remote areas that are very inaccessible to any road or human development. The Cohuttas Are Different & Tougher Than Central North Georgia The Cohuttas are geographically part of North Georgia…but are geologically very different. The Cohuttas…