Arabia Mountain is an ecological wonder. The Nature Conservancy of Georgia rated the area as one of the top 20 examples of this type of ecosystem globally. This place has experienced the settlement of Native Americans, African Americans and Europeans, and has been occupied for at least 6,000 to 8,000 years.

Not surprisingly, it is the last industrial period that has left its deepest and darkest marks. What fascinates me is the visible manifestation of the fragility of its ecosystem in light of its industrial past. Nothing shows it better than these massive granite expanses, embedded with layers of history, yet having slowly been reclaimed by nature.

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