Tree houses have a romantic allure.
After a full day of swimming in waterfalls, dodging lions and wasting time in the wilderness, it’d be cool to climb up a tree into a cozy home with a glorious view.
No doors to lock. Just roll up the rope ladder and you’re safe, except from pirates.
North Georgia’s Len Foote Hike Inn is pretty darn close to that idyllic paradise. (Rope ladders not included.)
Hike Inn is a sylvan sanctuary tucked away inside Amicalola Falls State Park. It’s open daily, even in bad weather on holidays.
If you’re brave enough to go a day or two without your life-sucking gizmos, the Hike Inn is waiting to comfort you and ease you through your iWhatever withdrawals.
Yes, there are mirrors and hot showers. No, you don’t have to forage for and/or prepare your own meals. Yes, you get to sleep in beds with clean sheets. No, there is no TV, Wi-Fi, or bumping/thumping music. Yes, there is entertainment: you, your neighbors and the sounds of nature. No, you cannot stay forever. Yes, you can come back.
What’s the downside? You have to walk five miles through the woods to get there. Seriously.
Look on the bright side! This is the perfect place to get away from people who cannot make the five-mile trek and who pester you with text messages, e-mails, tweets, Facebook posts, Instagrams, phone calls, voice mails and/or videos.
Hike Inn is a Bubble of Peace in the woods — outside the reach of pirates.
Until you go home.
Sorry.
