{"id":1361,"date":"2016-05-10T12:25:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T19:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2025-04-08T22:53:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T05:53:34","slug":"heaven-in-helen","status":"publish","type":"travelogue","link":"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/travelogue\/heaven-in-helen\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelogue: Heaven in Helen, GA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Turo member\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/turo.com\/drivers\/1170231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joel H.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> wanted to explore the mountainous regions of North Georgia, which he\u2019d never experienced before. So he rented <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eric\u2019s 4Runner<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, scooped up his buddies, and navigated the roads out to Helen, GA in the Chattahoochee National Forest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1366 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-1.jpg\" alt=\"Helen 1\" width=\"940\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-1-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Helen is a town with German heritage, where Joel and his friends made a pit stop to appreciate the architecture and sample the local pastries. They picked up a lucky piece of jasper from the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chattahoochee Ruby Mine, and then set off in the 4Runner to tackle the winding roads to the Anna Ruby Falls trailhead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1367 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-2.jpg\" alt=\"Helen 2\" width=\"940\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-2.jpg 940w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-2-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1369 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Helen 3\" width=\"940\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-3-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-3-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-3-1-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1370 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-4.jpg\" alt=\"Helen 4\" width=\"940\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-4.jpg 940w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-4-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Helen-4-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Head into the mountains with Joel\u2019s travelogue and find out what other adventures he found.<\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonWrapper\">Get to heaven in Helen<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turo member\u00a0Joel H. wanted to explore the mountainous regions of North Georgia, which he\u2019d never experienced before. 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