Made In The Tallulah River, North Georgia

How long does a jagged shard of rock take to become smooth and round?

As a young teenager in the 1960s, I spent much of my time fishing, hiking, swimming,, and exploring the headwaters of the Tallulah River in North Georgia. The Cherokee word Tallulah loosely translates to leaping waters or thundering waters. The river banks consist of boulders the size of houses and cars, all worn smooth by water and time. The river bottom consists of smaller, smoothly polished round rocks and sand created during polishing. The water was clear as glass as deep as the light could penetrate -at least ten feet on a sunny day.

It is odd how the sense of time changes with age. The "me" today knows it took much more time than I could have contemplated back then in the 60s.